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N.J.A.C. 10:70-5.1 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 70. MEDICALLY NEEDY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER 5. RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY § 10:70-5.1 Resource eligibility limits (a) Eligibility for the Medically Needy Program shall not exist for any month in which the total value of a budget unit's countable resources exceeds the limits below: Resource Limits in the Medically Needy Program Family Size $ Resources 1 4,000 2 6,000 3 6,100 4 6,200 5 6,300 6 6,400 Each additional person 100 (b) No portion of a cash reward provided to any individual by the Division for providing information about fraud and/or abuse in any program administered in whole or in part by the Division shall be included in the computation of income for financial eligibility purposes. 1. In order for the cash reward to continue to be excluded, the funds shall be separately identifiable (that is, not commingled with other funds or assets), but held in a separate account. Any increase in the value of the excluded cash reward shall also be excluded. History HISTORY: Amended by R.2002 d.124, effective April 15, 2002. See: 33 N.J.R. 4188(a), 34 N.J.R. 1546(a). Added (b). Amended by R.2006 d.364, effective October 16, 2006. See: 38 N.J.R. 2368(a), 38 N.J.R. 4480(c). In (a), substituted "shall" for "does" and rewrote table. Annotations Notes