Title 44, Title 44: POOR

44:7-79. Administration of medical assistance Medical assistance for the aged shall be administered by the Department of Institutions and Agencies. L.1962, c. 222, s. 4. Amended by L.1969, c. 227, s. 4.

44:7-8. Powers of county welfare boards; funds provided by freeholders The county welfare boards shall receive and act upon applications for assistance under and in accordance with this chapter, and do all other acts and things necessary in connection with the same for the purpos…

44:7-80. Application for assistance; investigation; scope of payments No grant of medical assistance for the aged shall be made prior to the filing of an application therefor, and the making of an investigation to determine eligibility and the extent of need. No grant of medical …

44:7-81. Duties of commissioner of institutions and agencies Under general policies established by the State Board of Control, the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies is authorized, directed and empowered to issue, or to cause to be issued by the appropriate departmental of…

44:7-82. Funds by state for medical assistance for the aged The State shall provide such funds as may be necessary to meet expenditures for medical assistance for the aged. The State shall also pay to each appropriate county welfare board the reasonable costs, if any, incurred by…

44:7-84. Effective date This act shall take effect July 1, 1963, but all arrangements necessary or appropriate to enable this act to become fully effective on said date shall be made as promptly as possible as though this act were effective immediately. L.1962, c. 222, s. 12.

44:7-85. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Basic payment" means any supplemental security income payment made to an aged, blind or disabled person by the government pursuant to Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1381-1385. b. "Commissioner" means the C…

44:7-86. Eligibility; determination of amount Any person whose income, including any basic payment, is below the public assistance standard established by the commissioner and the government pursuant to the Federal Act is eligible for supplementary payments. The existence of an e…

44:7-87. Duties of the commissioner 3. The commissioner shall: a. Enter into agreements with the government to secure the administration of supplementary payments by the government for such time and upon such conditions as the commissioner may in his discretion deem appropriate. …

44:7-88. Duties and responsibilities of welfare boards 4. Welfare boards shall: a. Be relieved of those duties and responsibilities, under "Old Age Assistance," R.S.44:7-3 to 44:7-37, "Permanent and Total Disability Assistance," P.L.1951, c.139 (C.44:7-38 to 44:7-42), and "Assist…

44:7-89. Nonliability of recipient of supplementary payments or his legally liable relative for repayment; enforcement of lien arising prior to January 1, 1974 Supplementary payments shall not be considered a loan by the State or by the welfare boards. No requirement under Title …

44:7-9. County welfare board; election of officers; director not to be member; officers and employees; civil service classification; permanent status The county welfare board shall annually elect from among its members a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary-treasurer. The direct…

44:7-90. Eligibility for medical assistance under New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act Any person eligible for basic payments under the Federal Act, any person eligible for supplementary payments and any essential person, may be determined pursuant to regulations…

44:7-91. Supersedure of inconsistent laws All laws and parts of laws of this State inconsistent with this act are hereby deemed superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. L.1973, c. 256, s. 7, eff. Nov. 28, 1973.

44:7-92. Severability If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of the act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the c…

44:7-93 Services provided to eligible residents by county welfare board. 35. a. As used in this section, "eligible resident" means a resident of a residential health care facility, rooming house, or boarding house who is: eligible to receive services under the latest New Jersey C…