N.J. Admin. Code § 10:70-2.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 10:70-2.4 - Case transfer

(a) When individuals move permanently to another county within the State, responsibility for the case shall be transferred in accordance with the provisions of this section. The case transfer shall be accomplished in a manner so not to adversely affect the rights of any individual to program entitlement. In a case transfer, the existing eligibility period, as established by the county of origin, does not change.

1. A temporary visit out-of-county shall not be considered to be a change of county residence until the visit has continued for longer than three calendar months.

(b) The county of origin shall initiate and the receiving county shall, on request, immediately undertake an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the move. If the move is permanent, each county shall execute its respective responsibilities in accordance with (c) and (d) below.

(c) For persons who move from the county in which application for the Medically Needy Program is made prior to a determination of eligibility or ineligibility:

1. The county in which the application was made has the responsibility to:

i. Complete the eligibility determination process;

ii. If determined eligible for the Program, add the eligible persons to the Medicaid Status File (MSF) with the correct effective date of Medically Needy eligibility and the new address (in the receiving county); and

iii. If the case is determined eligible, within five working days of the eligibility determination, transfer the case record material to the receiving county in accordance with (e)1i through iv below.

2. The receiving county has the responsibility to:

i. Communicate promptly with the client and/or the client's authorized agent upon receipt of the case material to advise of continued program entitlement or when the case has been determined eligible pending spend-down, to advise that the client should report to the receiving county upon achieving spend-down liability; and

ii. Immediately notify the county of origin, in writing, of the date the case material was received.

(d) For cases which are eligible for the Medically Needy Program and those which have been determined eligible pending spend-down:

1. The county of origin has the responsibility to:

i. Transfer, within five working days from the date it is notified of the actual move, a copy of pertinent case material to the receiving county. Such material shall include, at a minimum, a copy of the first application and most recent application form (including all verification), Social Security numbers, the new address in the receiving county, and, if applicable, all necessary spend-down information.

ii. Send with the above case material, a cover letter specifying that the case is being transferred and requesting written acknowledgment of receipt;

iii. Forward promptly to the receiving county, copies of any other material mutually identified as necessary for case administration; and

iv. Notify the receiving county if there will be a delay in providing any case material described in i. or iii. above.

2. The receiving county has the responsibility to:

i. Communicate promptly with the client and/or the client's authorized representative when case material is received;

ii. Immediately notify the county of origin, in writing, of the date the initial case material was received;

iii. Review eligibility for the case. If questions regarding case eligibility exist because of information provided by the county of origin, that county shall be consulted for resolution of the issues;

iv. Accept responsibility for the case (provided application to transfer has been made) effective for the next month if the initial case material has been received before the 10th of the month;

v. Accept responsibility for the case (provided application to transfer has been made) for the second month after the month of receipt of initial case material when such material is received on or after the 10th of the month;

vi. Update the Medicaid Status File (MSF), as necessary. If the case is determined eligible for Medically Needy in the receiving county, there shall be no interruption of entitlement. If the case is determined ineligible for Medically Needy in the receiving county, eligibility shall be terminated, subject to timely and adequate notice, and the previously eligible persons deleted from the MSF; and

vii. Notify the county of origin of the date eligibility for Medically Needy will begin or will be terminated in the receiving county;

(e) Any case for which the transfer procedures in (b) through (d) above are not begun within 30 days of the date of original referral, shall be promptly reported by the county of origin to the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services by letter, setting forth the pertinent available facts.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:70-2.4