Prohibits incarcerated individuals from receiving Medicaid, Work First New Jersey, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

This bill prohibits incarcerated individuals in New Jersey from receiving Medicaid, Work First New Jersey, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. It requires the Department of Human Services to establish monthly information sharing with correctional facilities and courts to identify incarcerated individuals and immediately suspend their benefits. The policy aims to prevent improper payments, which totaled over $12.6 million between 2009 and 2011 according to a state comptroller report. The bill amends current law to eliminate any authority for extending these benefits to incarcerated individuals during their first month in custody.