10:69-3.28 Temporary absence of a family member
(a) Eligibility for AFDC-related Medicaid may exist during the absence of a child, parent or parent-person from the home under the circumstances described in N.J.A.C. 10:69-3.31 and 3.32. When the absence is foreseeable, the CBOSS should make appropriate plans.
1. A parent or caretaker relative who fails to notify the county board of social services of the absence of the minor child from the home by the end of the five day period that begins with the date that it becomes clear to the parent or relative that the minor child shall be absent for more than 180 consecutive days shall be ineligible for benefits for a period of three months from the date the CBOSS becomes aware of the beneficiary's failure to notify the agency of the absence, which shall begin with the month following the month in which the absence becomes known.
New Rule R. 1999 d. 233, effective July 19, 1999. See: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) Public Law 104-193; the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), Section 1902(a)8, 1902(a)10, 1902(e) and Section 1931(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(10), 1396a(a)(8), 1396a(a)(e), and 1396u-1a) respectively); 42 C.F.R. § 435.2 — 42 C.F.R. § 435.170
and 436.100-128; N.J.S.A. 30:4D-1 et seq.; N.J.S.A.44:10-3, P.L. 1997, c. 13, 14, 37 and 38, and 352.