{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4j-11","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 30:4J-11","heading":"Definitions relative to family health care coverage.","body":"4.\tAs used in this act:\n\"Commissioner\" means the Commissioner of Human Services.\n\"Department\" means the Department of Human Services.\n\"Medicaid\" means the New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.).\n\"NJ FamilyCare\" or \"program\" means the NJ FamilyCare Program established pursuant to sections 3 through 5 of P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-10 through C.30:4J-12).\n\"Poverty level\" means the official federal poverty level based on family size, established and adjusted under Section 673(2) of Subtitle B, the \"Community Services Block Grant Act,\" Pub.L.97-35 (42 U.S.C. s.9902(2)).\n\"Qualified applicant\" means:\na.\ta child under 19 years of age: (1) whose family gross income does not exceed 350% of the poverty level; (2) who has no health insurance, as determined by the commissioner, and is ineligible for Medicaid; (3) who is a resident of this State; and (4) who is a citizen of the United States, or has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence into and remains lawfully present in the United States;\nb.\ta parent or caretaker: (1) whose gross family income does not exceed 200% of the poverty level; (2) who has no health insurance, as determined by the commissioner, and is ineligible for Medicaid; (3) who is a resident of this State; and (4) who is a citizen of the United States, or has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence into and remains lawfully present in the United States; and\nc.\t a single adult or couple without dependent children: (1) whose family gross income does not exceed 100% of the poverty level; (2) who is enrolled in NJ FamilyCare on the effective date of P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.) and is ineligible for Medicaid; (3) who is a resident of this State; and (4) who is a citizen of the United States, or has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence into and remains lawfully present in the United States.\nL.2005, c.156, s.4; amended 2008, c.38, s.3.","path":["TITLE 30 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"6003d322fcc814f147e970a8a724adfa4b9c91ffe1cc080a41be3d6b86032bd4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4j-10","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4j-11.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}