N.J. Admin. Code § 10:69-2.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10:69-2.4 - Completion of forms

(a) The applicant will be fully assisted by the eligibility worker or by any person of his or her choice in completing the Application and Affidavit for AFDC-related Medicaid (PA-1J). Form PA-1J is used to apply for AFDC-related Medicaid.

(b) The applicant's signature(s) and the date of application are required. The PA-1J requires three signatures of the applicant(s). In addition to the first page and the affidavit, the applicant(s), with the exception of non-needy parent-persons who do not request medical assistance for themselves, shall sign a release that authorizes the CWA to obtain State income tax information.

1. In AFDC-C-related Medicaid, a written application and the authorization to obtain State income tax information is to be signed under oath by the applicant himself or herself or, when the applicant is incapacitated or alleged incompetent (10:69-3.12(b) ) , by someone acting responsibly for him or her.

i. When both parents are in the home, both shall be required to sign the application and the authorization to obtain State income tax information except that if a parent is unavailable to sign the application and the authorization to obtain State income tax information for reasons beyond the family's control, one signature will suffice. In that event, the non-signatory parent shall be required to annex his or her signature as promptly as he or she is available for such purposes.

ii. A non-needy parent-person who does not make application for AFDC-related Medicaid for himself or herself is required to sign the application but is not required to sign the authorization to obtain State income tax information. This exception does not apply to natural or adoptive parents.

2. In AFDC-F, a written application and the authorization to obtain State income tax information shall be completed and signed by both parents. If one parent is unavailable to sign the application, see (b)1i above.

(c) The eligibility worker shall review the application to make sure it is complete and to check any apparent discrepancy or confusion in the information provided by the applicant with him or her, arriving at a resolution if possible in order to process the application.

(d) The application shall be registered immediately and a number assigned in the series designed for the applicable program. A reapplication or reopened application shall be assigned its previous number if within the same county.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:69-2.4

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3729(a), effective 12/4/2017