N.J. Admin. Code § 10:69-2.3 - Purpose and scope of first contact
(a) The
responsibility of the agency during the initial contact shall include, but not
be limited, to:
1. Determining and explaining
the medical assistance program for which the client may be eligible and
informing the client how and where to apply;
2. Advising individual of general
requirements of the application process, for example, the necessity of
contacting certain relatives and of certain other collateral contacts with an
explanation of the right of the applicant to confidentiality and to be primary
source of information. The application form includes a blanket consent
statement. The client should be informed that he or she is consenting to have
the CWA contact others by signing this form. The consent statement on the
application form authorizes the CWA to contact such individuals and agencies to
confirm the income of the applicant including, but not limited to, family
members, the State Division of Taxation, landlords, employers, and banks, or
other financial institutions. The eligibility worker shall specifically advise
each applicant that by signing the waiver he or she is granting such an
authorization. In addition to such oral explanations, the individual shall be
provided with the pamphlet, Medicaid Rights and Responsibilities;
3. Advising individual that Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
Pub. L.
101-336 , codified as
42 U.S.C. §§
12101 et seq., prohibit discrimination in
determining eligibility for AFDC-related Medicaid;
4. Determining whether the individual does
indeed wish to apply with full understanding of the need to verify essential
eligibility factors;
5. Taking the
application without delay; and
6.
Advising a pregnant woman that she may make application for New Jersey Care ...
Special Medicaid Programs.
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