N.J. Admin. Code § 10:91-2.10

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

Section 10:91-2.10 - Presumption of eligibility

(a) A person who meets one of the following criteria will be presumed to be eligible for those services described in N.J.A.C. 10:91-4.1 through 4.3:

1. The person is a former client of the Commission who was previously found eligible pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10:91-2.1 through 2.6 and the date on which the person was most recently referred to the Commission is not more than one year after the date on which the person's most recent case was closed;

2. The person is a former client of the Commission who was previously found eligible pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10:91-2.1 through 2.5, and whose eye condition, as reported on the most recent Commission eye report is one which generally remains stable;

3. The person is a client of another Federal, State, local or community-based agency and is being referred to the Commission by that agency's staff person who has documentation from an eye practitioner on file that the person being referred is visually impaired. Such documentation shall be requested by Commission staff within 14 days of receipt of referral; or

4. The visually impaired person is a recipient of SSI or SSDI benefits and is interested in achieving an employment outcome, consistent with their unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, and interests.

(b) A person shall not be presumed eligible for those Commission services for which there is a financial needs standard (see N.J.A.C. 10:91-3.1 through 3.3).

(c) If, at any time, a Commission caseworker receives information which suggests a person who has been presumed eligible may not be eligible, then the caseworker will commence a full eligibility determination.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:91-2.10

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10:91-2.9 and amended by R.2000 d.313, effective 8/7/2000.
See: 32 N.J.R. 1482(a), 32 N.J.R. 2902(a).
In (a), changed N.J.A.C. reference in 1, and added 4.
Amended by R.2001 d.349, effective 10/1/2001.
See: 33 N.J.R. 2066(a), 33 N.J.R. 3449(a).
In (a)4, inserted "visually impaired" preceding "person is a recipient".
Amended by R.2005 d.379, effective 11/7/2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 2343(a), 37 N.J.R. 4261(a).
In (a)4, added "or SSDI".