New Jersey § 44:7-30

§ 44:7-30.

For the purposes of this chapter, any person applying for old age assistance shall

be deemed at all times a resident of that county in which he maintains his customary

place of abode and the responsibility for any application and for the payment of old

age assistance resulting therefrom shall be transferred among the several county welfare

boards as the recipient's county residence shall change, except that: (a) Absence from or visitation outside of the county of customary abode, but within

this State, if of a temporary character, shall not be considered to constitute a change

of county residence; but any such absence or visitation shall be deemed permanent

if continued for more than three months; (b) Removal from the county of customary abode for the purpose of entering a public

institution or private custodial or curative establishment, whether licensed or otherwise,

shall not be considered to constitute a change of county residence regardless of the

length of confinement in such institution or establishment; (c) Absence from or visitation outside the State of New Jersey shall not be considered

to constitute a change of county residence, but no payments of old age assistance

shall be issued to any approved recipient during such absence except as may be specially

approved by the county welfare board and the State division pursuant to sections 44:7-6 or 44:7-12 of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter, together with rules and regulations of the State division

issued pursuant thereto, shall constitute the sole basis of determining residence

requirements insofar as eligibility for old age assistance and the fixing of county

responsibility for paying old age assistance is concerned, but nothing in this chapter

shall be construed to alter or affect the length of time required to gain legal settlement

under the provisions of any other law of this State.