N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-8.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 8, April 15, 2024

Section 10:90-8.6 - Time of payment

(a) The amount to be allowed on any claim shall, in the absence of known irregularity, be paid as promptly as possible after such amount is determined and, in any event, within 30 calendar days thereafter. The county or municipal agency shall provide notice of its determination to all parties to the funeral contract and to any others who have both a need for the information and the right to receive it. When the county agency is contacted for payment of funeral or burial services before payment is authorized, the agency shall review the case in order to determine if any adjustments need to be made to the decedent's case. Only after appropriate case action has been taken shall payment for the burial/funeral be made.

1. In the event that a determination cannot be made within 10 calendar days after receipt of a petition for payment solely because information about a determination of eligibility for payment of death benefits by one or more other agencies is not available, the county or municipal agency shall make a tentative determination based on the assumption of favorable action by the other agencies. The county or municipal agency will remit the difference within 30 calendar days following the tentative determination. Upon receipt of information about the determination(s) of the other agencies, the county or municipal agency shall make a final determination and remit any balance due to the petitioner within 30 calendar days of the final determination.

Amended by R.1998 d.42, effective 1/20/1998.
See: 29 N.J.R. 3971(b), 30 N.J.R. 389(a).
Amended by R.2003 d.226, effective 6/16/2003.
See: 34 N.J.R. 2713(a), 35 N.J.R. 2670(a).
In (a), added the third and fourth sentences in the introductory paragraph.