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N.J.A.C. 10:72-3.5 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 72. NEW JERSEY CARE ... SPECIAL MEDICAID PROGRAMS MANUAL > SUBCHAPTER 3. NONFINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FACTORS § 10:72-3.5 Household unit (a) The term "household unit" means those persons whose income is counted in the determination of eligibility under the provisions of this chapter. The following persons, if they reside with the program applicant or beneficiary, shall be considered members of the household unit: 1. In the case of a pregnant woman: i. The pregnant woman and the unborn child (or children, when it is medically verified that there is more than one fetus); ii. The pregnant woman's spouse; iii. The pregnant woman's natural or adoptive children under the age of 21; iv. The blood-related siblings (including those of half-blood) of the pregnant woman's children who are under the age of 21; and v. The natural or adoptive father of any children in the household unit. 2. In the case of an infant: i. The child; ii. The child's natural or adoptive parents; iii. The child's blood-related (including half-blood) and adoptive siblings under the age of 21; and iv. At the option of the applicant, the child's stepparent. If the applicant elects not to include the stepparent in the household unit, his or her income will not be included in the determination of eligibility except to the extent that he or she makes it available to the eligible members. 3. In the case of an aged, blind, or disabled individual, the household unit will consist of that individual and his or her spouse if the spouse resides with the aged, blind, or disabled individual. In the case of a blind or disabled child, the household unit will consist of only that child; however, the income and resources of the child's parents will be deemed to that child in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:72-4.4(d). 4. Any person who is in receipt of Work First New Jersey/TANF or SSI or who has applied for and been found eligible for Medicaid based on eligibility for those cash assistance programs will not be included in the household unit. Any person whose income and resources have been deemed to an eligible SSI beneficiary shall likewise not be included in the household unit unless that person is applying for benefits under this chapter. 5. Any person in (a)1 and 2 above shall be included in the household unit even though he or she is in an AFDC-related Medically Needy budget unit in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:70-3.5. Likewise, any person in (a)1 and 2 above required by N.J.A.C. 10:70-3.5 to be included in an AFDC-related Medically Needy budget unit, shall be included in that budget unit even if he or she is included in a household unit under the provisions of this section. Any aged, blind, or disabled person eligible under the provisions of