44:7-90.Ā  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 determinedĀ  pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commissioner to be eligible forĀ  medical assistance under the New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health ServicesĀ  Act, P.L.1968, c. 413.Ā  Any person who would be financially eligible for basicĀ  payments or supplementary payments, or both, who is in an institution andĀ  financially ineligible for such payments by reason of the lower maximum incomeĀ  eligibility level under the Federal Act for persons residing in institutions,Ā  shall be eligible for medical assistance under the New Jersey MedicalĀ  Assistance and Health Services Act, P.L.1968, c. 413.

L.1973, c. 256, s. 6, eff. Nov. 28, 1973.
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