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N.J.A.C. 10:69-2.1 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 2. THE APPLICATION PROCESS § 10:69-2.1 General provisions (a) Any person who believes he or she and his or her children are eligible for AFDC-related Medicaid shall be given the opportunity to apply without delay. Applicants shall be informed by the CSSA about the eligibility requirements and their rights and obligations in applying for and receiving assistance. The decision to apply rests with the applicant. The applicant has the right to withdraw the application before eligibility or ineligibility has been determined. (b) CSSA staff shall move with all reasonable speed in accepting, processing, and recommending action on applications for assistance. If an applicant is eligible, a Health Benefits Identification (HBID) Card and/or HBID Emergency Services Letter shall be issued as eligibility is established. The agency's standards of promptness for acting on applications or redetermining eligibility shall not be a basis for delay in granting AFDC-related Medicaid. (c) This subchapter describes briefly the steps followed by the eligibility determination worker in determining an applicant's eligibility to receive AFDC-related Medicaid. History HISTORY: Amended by R.2017 d.209, effective December 4, 2017. See: 49 N.J.R. 1789(a), 49 N.J.R. 3729(a). In (a), substituted "CWA" for "county board of social services"; and in (b), substituted "CWA" for "County board of social services" and "a Health Benefits Identification (HBID) Card and/or HBID Emergency Services Letter" for "an AFDC-related Medicaid Eligibility Card", and inserted a comma following "processing". Annotations Notes Chapter Notes NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE Copyright © 2025 by the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law End of Document