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N.J.A.C. 10:70-2.4 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 70. MEDICALLY NEEDY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER 2. CASE PROCESSING § 10:70-2.4 Case transfer (a) When individuals move permanently to another county within the State, responsibility for the case shall be transferred in accordance with the provisions of this section. The case transfer shall be accomplished in a manner so not to adversely affect the rights of any individual to program entitlement. In a case transfer, the existing eligibility period, as established by the county of origin, does not change. 1. A temporary visit out-of-county shall not be considered to be a change of county residence until the visit has continued for longer than three calendar months. (b) The county of origin shall initiate and the receiving county shall, on request, immediately undertake an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the move. If the move is permanent, each county shall execute its respective responsibilities in accordance with (c) and (d) below. (c) For persons who move from the county in which application for the Medically Needy Program is made prior to a determination of eligibility or ineligibility: 1. The county in which the application was made has the responsibility to: i. Complete the eligibility determination process; ii. If determined eligible for the Program, add the eligible persons to the Medicaid Status File (MSF) with the correct effective date of Medically Needy eligibility and the new address (in the receiving county); and iii. If the case is determined eligible, within five working days of the eligibility determination, transfer the case record material to the receiving county in accordance with (e)1i through iv below. 2. The receiving county has the responsibility to: i. Communicate promptly with the client and/or the client's authorized agent upon receipt of the case material to advise of continued program entitlement or when the case has been determined eligible pending spend-down, to advise that the client should report to the receiving county upon achieving spend-down liability; and ii. Immediately notify the county of origin, in writing, of the date the case material was received. (d) For cases which are eligible for the Medically Needy Program and those which have been determined eligible pending spend-down: 1. The county of origin has the responsibility to: i. Transfer, within five working days from the date it is notified of the actual move, a copy of pertinent case material to the receiving county. Such material shall include, at a minimum, a copy of the first application and most recent application form (including all verification), Social Security numbers, the new address in the receiving county, and, if applicable, all necessary spend-down information.