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N.J.A.C. 10:69-3.31 This file includes all Regulations adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 57 No. 12, June 16, 2025 NJ - New Jersey Administrative Code > TITLE 10. HUMAN SERVICES > CHAPTER 69. AFDC-RELATED MEDICAID > SUBCHAPTER 3. ESTABLISHING PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY IN AFDC-RELATED MEDICAID § 10:69-3.31 Legally responsible relatives (LRRs) (a) Certain relatives are legally considered responsible to provide support if financially able and may be a source of income for an AFDC-related Medicaid applicant or beneficiary. The CSSA shall determine the capacity of LRRs to contribute to the support of AFDC-related Medicaid applicants and beneficiaries. (b) The CSSA director is authorized under specified circumstances to apply to the appropriate court for a support order. In cases where a court order appears to be the only means of insuring consistent and actual support, the applicant/beneficiary may elect to receive from the CSSA the grant for which he or she is eligible and request the CSSA to collect the support payments (see N.J.A.C. 10:69-3.36). The applicant shall be fully informed of these provisions and their impact: 1. The following chart identifies relatives who are recognized as legally responsible under AFDC- related Medicaid: Legally Responsible Relative AFDC-related Medicaid Program Spouse X Child under age 55 X Parent of a child under 18 or of a X child over age 18 who is not an AFDC-related Medicaid parent or parent-person (c) All legally responsible relatives shall be contacted in completing the investigation: 1. Regardless of where the relative lives, it is the responsibility of the eligibility worker to obtain the necessary information by the most direct and practical method. i. The legally responsible relative shall be the primary source of the information required to evaluate his or her capacity to support. ii. When the evidence submitted by the relative is inadequate or shows a discrepancy, or he or she is unable to submit evidence, he or she shall understand that it shall be necessary for the agency to obtain verification directly from his or her employer, bank and so forth. (d) Legally responsible relatives shall be reevaluated at least once every 12 months. See N.J.A.C. 10:69- 5.3 regarding reevaluation and situations in which contact need not be made. (e) Priorities of obligations to support legally responsible relative are: 1. A person's obligation to support those relatives for whom he or she is legally responsible takes precedence over voluntarily assumed obligations. 2. Responsibility of a person for the support of his or her own minor children takes priority over any obligations for other relatives.