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Page 3 of 5 § 10:70-2.1 Application 2. Denied: The applicant(s) has been determined ineligible for participation in the Medically Needy Program; 3. Eligible pending spend-down: The applicant(s) is eligible for participation in the Medically Needy Program in all respects except that the countable income of the budget unit exceeds the medically needy income levels. Eligibility for program benefits may be established through medical spend-downs (see subchapter 6); 4. Dismissed: A decision by the county board of social services that the application process need not be completed because: i. The death of the applicant(s) (the application process must be completed if there are unpaid medical bills for covered services incurred in either the retroactive coverage period or subsequent to program application or inquiry); ii. The applicant(s) cannot be located; iii. The application was registered in error; iv. The applicant(s) moved out of the State during the application process (see N.J.A.C. 10:70-2.4 for a move to another county within the State during the application process). 5. Withdrawn: The applicant(s) request that eligibility for the Medically Needy Program not be considered further. (f) The county board of social services is required by law (N.J.S.A. 30:6-1.2) to report to the Department of Human Services, Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, every individual coming to its attention who is known to be, or is believed likely to become, permanently blind. Such information shall be reported on a form prescribed by the Commission. History HISTORY: Amended by R.1991 d.331, effective July 1, 1991. See: 23 N.J.R. 964(a), 23 N.J.R. 2042(a). Word "collaborates" deleted in (c)2. Amended by R.2006 d.364, effective October 16, 2006. See: 38 N.J.R. 2368(a), 38 N.J.R. 4480(c). Substituted "board of social services" for "welfare agency" throughout; in (b)4 and (c)4, added "and" at the end; in (d)2, inserted "applicable"; in (d)4i, substituted "board of social services shall" for "welfare agency will" and deleted "will" preceding "identify"; and in (f), updated N.J.S.A. reference. Annotations Notes Chapter Notes Case Notes