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N.J.A.C. 10:72-2.4 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 72. NEW JERSEY CARE ... SPECIAL MEDICAID PROGRAMS MANUAL > SUBCHAPTER 2. CASE PROCESSING § 10:72-2.4 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 as not to adversely affect the rights of any individual to program entitlement. 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) Applicant cases: For persons who move from the county in which application for Medicaid is made prior to the 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 Medicaid program, accrete the eligible person(s) to the Medicaid Eligibility File with the correct effective date of Medicaid eligibility and the new address in the receiving county; and iii. If the case is determined eligible, within five working days of that determination, transfer the case record material to the receiving county in accordance with (d)1i through iv below. 2. The receiving county has the responsibility to: i. Communicate promptly with the client upon the receipt of the case material to advise of continued program entitlement; and ii. Immediately notify the county of origin, in writing, of the date the case material was received. (d) Eligible cases: For cases which are determined eligible for the Medicaid program: 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 number(s), and the new address in the receiving county; ii. Send with the above case material, a cover letter specifying that the case is being transferred and requesting written acknowledgement of receipt; iii. Forward promptly to the receiving county, copies of any other material mutually identified as necessary for case administration; and