New Jersey § 30:4d-3d

of the federal public health emergency declared in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.> a. As used in this section: “ Beneficiary ” means an individual eligible for medical assistance through Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare. “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of Human Services. “ Division ” means the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of

Human Services. “ Eligibility redetermination ” means the administrative process by which the division or a county welfare agency

reviews a beneficiary's income, financial resources, and circumstances relating to

the beneficiary's application for continuation of benefits received under Medicaid

or NJ FamilyCare. “ Medicaid ” means the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c. 413 ( C.30:4D-1 et seq. ). “ NJ FamilyCare ” means the NJ FamilyCare program established pursuant to P.L.2005, c. 156 ( C.30:4J-8 et al.). b. No later than the first day of the fourteenth month next following the expiration

of the federal public health emergency declared in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic,

the commissioner shall direct the division or a county welfare agency to conduct an

eligibility redetermination for a beneficiary no less than 365 days following the

date of the beneficiary's initial enrollment in, or the date of the beneficiary's

last eligibility redetermination for, Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare. The commissioner shall determine the means and method by which an eligibility redetermination

shall be conducted. c. To the extent permitted under federal law and regulation, the commissioner, not

later than the first day of the fourteenth month next following the expiration of

the federal public health emergency declared in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic,

shall provide for at least 12 months of continuous Medicaid eligibility for adult

eligibility groups without imposing any reporting requirements regarding changes of

income or resources and regardless of the delivery system through which the beneficiary

receives benefits. d. The commissioner shall apply for such State plan amendments or waivers as may be

necessary to implement the provisions of this act and to secure federal financial

participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program.