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N.J.A.C. 10:71-3.5 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 71. MEDICAID ONLY > SUBCHAPTER 3. ELIGIBILITY FACTORS § 10:71-3.5 Resident defined (a) The term "resident" shall be interpreted to mean a person who is living in the State voluntarily and not for a temporary purpose, that is, with no intention of presently removing therefrom. (b) County residence is not an eligibility requirement and relates only to identification of the CSSA charged by law with responsibility for the official receipts, registration and processing of applications. The CSSA is responsible for institutionalized (including nursing homes, intermediate care facilities and sheltered boarding homes) applicants and recipients within its county regardless of previous county of residence. History HISTORY: Amended by R.1995 d.651, effective December 18, 1995. See: 27 N.J.R. 3543(a), 27 N.J.R. 5046(a). 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), substituted "CBOSS" for "CWA" throughout. Amended by R.2012 d.025, effective February 6, 2012. See: 43 N.J.R. 804(a), 44 N.J.R. 230(a). In (b), substituted "CWA" for "CBOSS" twice, and deleted a comma following "registration" and "facilities". Annotations Notes Chapter Notes Case Notes DMAHS reversed the Initial Decision of an ALJ denying a hospital's claim for Medicaid reimbursement for care rendered to a Portuguese citizen who had entered the U.S. on a valid visa but had overstayed its six-month term. While finding that the citizen was a resident of New Jersey because he was "residing" at an address in New Jersey,