N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-5.6

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

Section 10:90-5.6 - Medical support services

(a) Medical support services are available through Medicaid for children and their parents or needy parent persons if, using the income and resource methodologies and standards found in N.J.A.C. 10:69.

1. Application for Medicaid benefits shall be accomplished with the same application that is used to apply for WFNJ. An application for WFNJ shall be deemed to be an application for Medicaid.

2. With the exception of sanctions related to child support and paternity requirements, any sanction imposed on WFNJ recipients shall not apply to Medicaid eligibility. If a parent has refused to cooperate with child support and paternity requirements, he or she will be deemed to have failed to cooperate with Medicaid requirements relating to medical support rights and shall be ineligible for the same period that the individual is ineligible for WFNJ. In no event shall a pregnant woman be subjected to a sanction of ineligibility for Medicaid. No child shall be subjected to a penalty of ineligibility for Medicaid because of a child support and paternity sanction imposed under WFNJ.

3. Medicaid imposes no requirement that a parent-minor must live in the home of his or her own parent. Therefore, any parent-minor determined ineligible for WFNJ benefits as a result of the WFNJ cash assistance requirement shall not be determined ineligible for Medicaid solely for that reason.

4. Any family member losing eligibility for Medicaid shall be evaluated for potential Medicaid eligibility under other Medicaid components prior to termination from Medicaid.

(b) The provisions of N.J.A.C. 10:69-10 relating to sibling, stepparent, and adolescent parent deeming apply in the determination of Medicaid eligibility.

(c) Families that would have been eligible for the AFDC program as it existed on July 16, 1996 but who would not have received a payment because the amount payable would be less than $ 10.00 are eligible for Medicaid.

(d) Eligibility for Medicaid is limited to citizens of the United States and eligible aliens as specified in 10:69-3.9.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-5.6

Amended by R.1998 d.42, effective 1/20/1998.
See: 29 New Jersey Register 3971(b), 30 New Jersey Register 389(a).
Amended by R.2003 d.226, effective 6/16/2003.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 2713(a), 35 New Jersey Register 2670(a).
Amended N.J.A.C. references throughout.