New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 71 - MEDICAID ONLY
Subchapter 5 - INCOME
Section 10:71-5.1 - Income; financial eligibility standards
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) As a condition of eligibility for the Medicaid Only Program, applicants must comply with the income standards set forth in this subchapter (see 10:71-5.6) .
(b) Income defined: For the purpose of this program, income shall be defined as receipt, by the individual, of any property or service which he or she can apply, either directly or by sale or conversion, to meet his or her basic needs for food or shelter. All income, whether in cash or in-kind, shall be considered in the determination of eligibility, unless such income is specifically exempt under the provisions of 10:71-5.3.
(c) The grandfather clause: An individual (including an essential person) meeting the criteria delineated in 10:71-4.5(e) may have his/her income eligibility determined in accordance with the procedures formerly used in New Jersey's OAA, AB, and DA programs if it is more advantageous (see Financial Assistance Manual, Chapter 300, for regulations in effect prior to January 1, 1974).