New Jersey § 44:7-90

§ 44:7-90.

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 promulgated by the commissioner to be eligible for medical assistance

under the New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act, P.L.1968, c. 413. Any person who would be financially eligible for basic payments or supplementary

payments, or both, who is in an institution and financially ineligible for such payments

by reason of the lower maximum income eligibility level under the Federal Act for

persons residing in institutions, shall be eligible for medical assistance under the

New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act, P.L.1968, c. 413.