New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 78 - NJ FAMILYCARE
Subchapter 3 - NONFINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY
Section 10:78-3.5 - Household unit
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:78-3.5
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The term "household unit" means those persons whose income is counted in the determination of eligibility under the provisions of this chapter. The following persons, if they reside with the program applicant or beneficiary, shall be considered members of the household unit:
1. In the case of a parent or caretaker:
i. The parent or caretaker;
ii. The spouse of the parent or
caretaker;
iii. The parent or
caretaker's natural or adoptive children under the age of 21;
iv. The blood-related siblings (including
those of half-blood) of the parent or caretaker's children who are under the
age of 21; and
v. The natural or
adoptive father of any children in the household unit;
2. In the case of a single adult who does not
meet the definition of dependent child under N.J.A.C. 10:69, the single adult
only;
3. In the case of the couple
without dependent children, the couple only;
4. In the case of a child who does not
qualify for NJ FamilyCare Plan A because of Federal immigrant residency
restriction or health insurance (see N.J.A.C. 10:79):
i. The child;
ii. The child's natural or adoptive
parents;
iii. The child's
blood-related (including half-blood) and adoptive siblings under the age of 21;
and
iv. At the option of the
household, the child's stepparent;
5. In the case of a child who does not
qualify for NJ FamilyCare Plans B, C, or D because of alien residency
restrictions (see N.J.A.C. 10:79):
i. The
child;
ii. The child's natural or
adoptive parents;
iii. The child's
blood-related (including half-blood) and adoptive siblings under the age of
21;
iv. The natural or adoptive
father of any child(ren) in the household unit; or
v. The stepparent if the stepparent is
married to the natural parent; and
6. In the case of a pregnant woman:
i. The pregnant woman and the unborn child
(or children, when it is medically verified that there is more than one
fetus);
ii. The pregnant woman's
spouse;
iii. The pregnant woman's
natural or adoptive children under the age of 21;
iv. The blood-related siblings (including
those of half-blood) of the pregnant woman's children who are under the age of
21; and
v. The natural or adoptive
father of any children in the household unit.
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