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Page 2 of 11 § 10:71-4.5 Resource eligibility standards person is also considered eligible for receipt of Medicaid Only benefits under the provision of the grandfather clause. Such spouse must continue to reside with the eligible individual alone in order to retain his/her essential person status. ii. Once an individual's essential person status is terminated, he/she must again apply for benefits and be determined eligible or ineligible on the basis of criteria used for other newly applying aged, blind, or disabled individuals. (f) 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.1991 d.32, effective January 22, 1991. See: 22 N.J.R. 7(a), 23 N.J.R. 215(b). Added text to reference N.J.A.C. 10:71-4.8 to (a) and (d). Amended by R.2000 d.415, effective October 16, 2000. See: 32 N.J.R. 2565(a), 32 N.J.R. 3844(a). In (b), rewrote introductory paragraph; rewrote (c). Amended by R.2002 d.124, effective April 15, 2002. See: 33 N.J.R. 4188(a), 34 N.J.R. 1546(a). Added (f). Annotations Notes Chapter Notes Case Notes Claimant was not eligible for Medicaid Only Benefits for nursing home costs because, as of the first day of the month of the current period of institutionalization, his resources exceeded the maximum amount permitted by N.J.A.C. 10:71-4.5(c). N.E. v. New Jersey Div. of Med. Assistance & Health Servs., 399 N.J. Super. 566, 945 A.2d 109, 2008 N.J. Super. LEXIS 78 (App.Div. 2008). Income subject to transfer from an institutionalized spouse was not limited to the income he was earning as of the date when the couple's resources were allocated for purposes of determining Medicaid Only eligibility. The other spouse's minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance deficit could be made up with the Social Security