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N.J.A.C. 10:69-3.29 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 § 10:69-3.29 Child or parent in an institution (a) When a child who would be otherwise eligible for AFDC-related Medicaid is out of the home due to voluntary/involuntary placement in an institution, he or she shall be recognized as a member of the eligible unit so long as it is anticipated that he or she will return home within one year from the date of the placement. State only funds shall be used after the minor child has been absent from the home for more than 180 consecutive days. 1. A child whose placement is specified for a period longer than one year shall not be eligible during the entire period of placement. (See N.J.A.C. 10:69-11.5 regarding visits home of seven or more days.) 2. Placement for an unspecified or indeterminate period shall be construed to be for less than one year. Should such period extend beyond one year, the child shall be deleted from the eligible unit at the end of the year. 3. In the case of a new application, eligibility of an institutionalized child shall be based on the specified length of the placement starting from the date the placement began. (b) The term "parent" as used in (c) below includes both parents and parent-persons. (c) Rules concerning a parent in an institution are: 1. In AFDC-C, when a parent is absent for diagnostic treatment or care and, even though hospitalized, is able to retain responsibility for supervising a plan for adequate care and control of his or her child(ren), eligibility shall continue so long as necessary to complete recovery but not to exceed three months. i. When it appears that the absence will continue for more than three months, the case shall be reevaluated relative to the care and protection of the children and approval of the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services obtained for continued eligibility of the parent. 2. In AFDC-F cases, when a parent is absent from the home due to one of the following conditions, the case shall be immediately reviewed for transfer to AFDC-C if: i. A parent is hospitalized and such condition will continue for at least 30 days; or ii. A parent is committed to an institution and such absence will continue for at least 30 days. History HISTORY: Amended by R.2005 d.64, effective February 22, 2005. See: 36 New Jersey Register 3622(a), 37 New Jersey Register 646(a).