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N.J.A.C. 10:72-1.4 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 72. NEW JERSEY CARE ... SPECIAL MEDICAID PROGRAMS MANUAL > SUBCHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION § 10:72-1.4 Principles of administration (a) The following principles of administration apply in the Medicaid program. 1. Opportunity to make application: Any individual who believes he or she is eligible shall be afforded an opportunity to make application (or reapplication) for the Medicaid program without delay. 2. Primary source of information: Program applicants or eligible persons are the primary source of information concerning program eligibility. The county social service agency shall, when necessary, in the process of determining eligibility, use secondary sources of information with the knowledge and consent of the applicant or eligible person. 3. Adherence to law and administrative policy: There shall be strict adherence to law and complete conformity with rules and administrative policy. Requirements other than those established by law or rule shall not be imposed as a condition of receiving assistance under the Medicaid program. Annotations Notes Chapter Notes Case Notes New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Benefits Act, N.J.S.A. 30:4D-1 to 30:4D-19.5, defines "eligible alien," pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:42-3q, and that definition clearly creates two classes of lawful permanent residents, namely those who entered the United States before August 22, 1996, and those who entered on or after that date. The regulations governing New Jersey Care Benefits cannot be construed to avoid that statutory definition and create a third class, namely those who visited the United States before August 22, 1996, who then became lawful permanent residents on or after that date, thus avoiding the five-year bar that the Legislature imposed on receipt of benefits under the Act via N.J.A.C. 10:72-3.2. A.B. v. Division of Med. Assistance & Health Servs., 407 N.J. Super. 330, 971 A.2d 403, 2009 N.J. Super. LEXIS 126 (2009). Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services correctly denied a 90-year-old Russian immigrant's request for Medicaid benefits under the New Jersey Care Program (NJCare), N.J.A.C. 10:72-1.1 through 10:72-9.8, based on the five-year bar on receipt of NJCare benefits under N.J.A.C. 10:72-3.2, due to his failure to remain continuously present in the United States since his last visit in the spring of 1996, despite his status as a lawful permanent resident (LPR), as the five year ban was applicable to LPRs entering the United States on or after August 22, 1996. A.B. v. Division of Med. Assistance & Health Servs., 407 N.J. Super. 330, 971 A.2d 403, 2009 N.J. Super. LEXIS 126 (2009).