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shall then have met the cooperation requirement unless additional or contrary information becomes known to the CSSA/CSU. (d) If the WFNJ/TANF and/or Medicaid applicant/recipient does not have the information outlined in (b) or (c) above at the time of the IV-D interview or the redetermination but claims he or she can provide it, initial cooperation shall be granted and the WFNJ application process continued. The applicant shall receive the notice of initial cooperation with child support advising that he or she has 30 days from the date of the notice to provide the required information. The applicant/recipient who fails to make a good faith effort or who does not provide the requested information within the required 30 days, shall be sent a notice to meet ongoing child support requirements advising him or her that if the requested information is not provided within the next 30 days, the family shall be ineligible for cash benefits under WFNJ and the case shall be terminated or the application denied, as applicable, subject to timely and adequate notice in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90-9.1(a) and (b), as appropriate. The applicant/recipient shall also be ineligible for Medicaid, unless the exception requirement for Medicaid ineligibility is met in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90-16.3(f)1. The applicant/recipient who has been denied or terminated due to non-cooperation with child support has a right to reapply for WFNJ benefits at any time in accordance with the WFNJ application requirements and procedures. When a case is closed for non-cooperation and the applicant/recipient reapplies for cash assistance, the individual shall provide the previously requested information or sufficient new and/or additional information, in good faith, regarding the non-custodial parent. 1. If at the time of the IV-D interview or the redetermination, the WFNJ/TANF and/or Medicaid applicant/recipient claims not to have any of the required information at that time and refuses to provide it within 30 calendar days, the applicant/recipient shall receive a timely and adequate notice of non-cooperation status, initial IV-D interview informing the applicant/recipient that the family is ineligible for cash benefits under WFNJ and that the applicant/recipient shall be ineligible for Medicaid for failure to cooperate with child support, unless the exception requirement for Medicaid ineligibility is met in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90-16.3(f)1. 2. If at the time of the IV-D interview or the redetermination, the WFNJ/TANF and/or Medicaid applicant/recipient claims not to have any of the required information at that time and states that he or she is unable to provide it within 30 calendar days, the child support worker shall proceed in accordance with (c) above and shall assist the applicant/recipient in obtaining any required information which is not otherwise obtainable by the individual in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90-16.3(g)5. (e) A WFNJ/TANF and/or Medicaid applicant/recipient who has satisfied the requirements of (b) or (c) above is required to continue to make a good faith effort to cooperate (at time of redetermination, subject to the good cause exception as set forth at N.J.A.C. 10:90-16.5) with the CSSA/CSU to: 1. Establish paternity; and 2. Establish, modify and enforce child support orders.