N.J. Admin. Code § 10:88-3.5

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 10:88-3.5 - Authorized institutions

(a) Drug or alcohol treatment centers, shelters for battered women, group living arrangements, and non-profit homeless feeding sites that are authorized by the USDA to participate in SNAP shall be provided with a POS device by the State's EBT contractor. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10:87-7.8(a)2, residents of group living arrangements shall have their eligibility determined as one-person households when applying on their own behalf. The Families First card shall be issued to the resident as payee, and he or she shall select his or her own PIN. Certification may also be accomplished through an authorized representative of the group living arrangement or another representative chosen by the applicant. In that case, the Families First card shall be issued to the resident's authorized representative.

(b) NJ SNAP rules at N.J.A.C. 10:87-7.8 provide that narcotic addicts or alcoholics who reside in drug or alcohol treatment facilities may apply for NJ SNAP benefits and have their eligibility determined as one-person households, and that certification must be accomplished through an authorized representative.

1. In order to participate in the EBT for NJ SNAP, each drug/alcohol treatment facility must be authorized by the USDA/FNS and receive an FNS authorization number. Each facility must designate one or more representatives from their staff to act as the NJ SNAP payee for the NJ SNAP clients who reside within the facility. Coding of this payee on the State's automated case file and issuance system will be such that the Families First cards for residents of the facility will be issued to this payee as the authorized representative for the clients. For coding and security purposes, the individual(s) who acts as the authorized representative must provide his or her full name and date of birth to the agency.

2. The CWA shall make arrangements with each drug/alcohol treatment facility to allow the designated authorized representative to come to the CWA to apply for NJ SNAP benefits and to select a PIN and receive the card for each eligible resident.

3. When a resident of a drug or alcohol treatment center or group living arrangement facility leaves the facility, the facility shall immediately notify the CWA of the resident's departure. Upon receipt of this notice, the CWA shall immediately deactivate the resident's Families First card, so that no further transactions can be made with the card. Prior to informing the CWA of a resident's departure, the drug/alcohol treatment center shall ensure that the resident's NJ SNAP account has been debited/credited correctly in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:87-7.8(d)1 i. The payee shall visit the CWA to request a new Families First card, which will allow the payee to access any benefits that remain available in the account.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:88-3.5

Amended by 46 N.J.R. 2156(a), effective 11/3/2014.