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N.J.A.C. 10:69-5.13 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 5. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY IN AFDC-RELATED MEDICAID § 10:69-5.13 Extension of Medicaid benefits (a) Extended Medicaid benefits shall be provided to former AFDC-related Medicaid families in accordance with the provisions of this section for a period of 24 months beginning with the month in which the family no longer would have otherwise been eligible for AFDC-related Medicaid due to an increase in earned income. 1. When an AFDC-C or-F family loses eligibility for AFDC-related Medicaid due to the following reasons, Medicaid eligibility continues for a period of 24 months beginning with the month in which the family is no longer eligible for AFDC-related Medicaid: i. Earnings or increased earnings from employment, including earnings from new employment; ii. Increased hours of employment; or iii. Receipt of New Jersey State unemployment or temporary disability insurance benefits. 2. New members added to the eligible family during the 24 month extension period, as appropriate, are not included under the extended coverage, with the exception of a child born to the family during the 24 month extension period. For children born during this period, the child and the mother may be eligible for additional coverage if the 60-day post-partum period continues beyond the termination of the extension period applicable to the remainder of the household, or if the child's 12-month guaranteed period of Medicaid eligibility continues beyond that termination date. In either case, Medicaid eligibility terminates at the end of the guaranteed eligibility period, if that termination date is later than the termination date of the 24 month Medicaid extension. 3. Eligibility for the 24-month Medicaid extension is not available for any month to any individual who, except for income or hours of employment, is not otherwise eligible to receive AFDC-related Medicaid. The following individuals shall not be included in the eligible family for Medicaid extension: i. Any child who reaches the age of 18, or any child who is attending a secondary or vocational school full-time up to the month of graduation or age 19, except that such child shall be evaluated for Medicaid eligibility for other appropriate Medicaid programs; and ii. All other family members who are receiving Medicaid extension solely because of the presence in the home of a child who "ages out," as in (a)3i above. 4. When an AFDC-C related Medicaid family loses eligibility as a result (wholly or in part) of the collection of child or spousal support through the Child Support and Paternity process, AFDC-related Medicaid eligibility continues for a period of four calendar months beginning with the month in which such ineligibility begins. i. In order to qualify for this extension of Medicaid benefits, the family must have received and been eligible to receive AFDC-C-related Medicaid in at least three of the six months immediately preceding the month in which ineligibility for AFDC-related Medicaid begins; ii. Eligibility for this extension shall be terminated for any child who reaches the age of 18, or any child who is attending a secondary or vocational school full-time up to the month of graduation or