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N.J.A.C. 10:69-3.27 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 § 10:69-3.27 Release from a State institution (a) A parent or parent-person who is about to be released from an institutional facility (medical, mental, or correctional) may apply for AFDC-C related Medicaid. (b) When eligibility has been established, benefits can begin upon release from the institution, providing the parent and child will be living together within 30 days of the date of issuance except in circumstances identified in (b)1 below. This application may be registered and processed up to two months before anticipated date of release. 1. When an applicant parent is being released from an institution for the mentally ill or intellectually disabled, or a correctional facility, no Health Benefits Identification (HBID) Card or HBID Emergency Services Letter shall be issued until the actual release, discharge, or parole is a matter of record and verified by the CSSA, and the applicant is not adjudged or alleged to be mentally incompetent. (c) A parent or parent-person separated from a dependent child for a period no more than 30 days prior to application, who wishes to maintain an already established home for that child with whom such parent or parent-person customarily resides, may apply for and receive a Health Benefits Identification (HBID) Card or HBID Emergency Services Letter for the child(ren) temporarily absent from the home. In this case, such parent or parent-person must indicate plans to return to the home within two months from the month in which the HBID Card or HBID Emergency Services Letter is initially issued (see N.J.A.C. 10:69-3.28 through 3.30). (d) In the case of the return to the home of a beneficiary family by a parent, parent-person, or spouse in AFDC-C or child of eligible age in any segment, no application for Medicaid is involved. 1. If the individual will return to a home or plans to establish a home with a dependent child in the county receiving the inquiry and appears eligible for Medicaid, the CSSA of that county shall register the application, assist in completion of the plan as necessary, complete the determination of eligibility and be responsible for issuance of the Health Benefits Identification (HBID) Card or HBID Emergency Services Letter (see N.J.A.C. 10:69-3.24). 2. If the individual is to return to a home or desires to establish a home with a dependent child in another county, the CSSA receiving the inquiry shall complete an application interview and assist the individual to complete an application form. All information that the applicant can supply shall be obtained and recorded on appropriate case record forms, which shall be forwarded to the county where the family currently resides or is planning to establish a home. The county receiving the application shall process and register the application without delay. (e) Responsibility for initial planning for the return of a patient to the community rests with the institutional authorities. When AFDC-related Medicaid is necessary and the person appears eligible, the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall coordinate the application with the appropriate CSSA. The Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall be responsible for reviewing such referrals to assure that all essential information is assembled, and for expediting the processing of an application by the appropriate CSSA for final determination of eligibility.