10:71-5.9 Deeming from sponsor to alien
(a) For the purposes of determining eligibility for Medicaid Only for a legal alien (applying
for the first time on or after October 1, 1980), the income and resources (see N.J.A.C.
10:71-4.7) of any person who sponsored the alien's entry into the United States will be
deemed to the alien. Such deeming applies for a period of three years from the month of
the alien's entry into the United States. However, deeming shall not apply to any alien who
is:
1. Admitted to the United States under the provisions of section 203(a)(7) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act which were in effect prior to April 1, 1980;
2. Admitted to the United States under the provisions of section 207(c)(1) of such Act
which became effective March 31, 1980;
3. Paroled into the United States as a refugee under section 212(d)(5) of such Act;
4. Granted political asylum by the Attorney General;
5. Determined to be blind or disabled if such blindness or disability began after the date of
admission into the United States for permanent residence; or
6. Sponsored by an institutional sponsor such as an employer or a church.
(b) In the event an alien is sponsored by a person subject to the deeming rules at N.J.A.C.
10:71-5.5, those rules will be used in lieu of the sponsor-to-alien rules.
(c) No inquiry shall be made regarding a sponsor's financial circumstance unless the alien's
own countable income and resources indicate potential program eligibility.
(d) Normal income exclusions do not apply in deeming of a sponsor's income to an alien.
Additionally, SSI benefits, TANF payments, as well as any other public income maintenance
payments are not excluded in sponsor-to-alien deeming.
(e) To determine the amount of income to be deemed to an alien, the dollar amounts in (e)2
and 3 below will be updated annually by publication of a notice of administrative changes in
the New Jersey Register reflecting the Federal cost-of-living adjustment to the SSI
standards established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1382f. The CBOSS shall proceed as follows:
1. Determine the total gross earned (wages and net earnings from self employment) and
gross unearned income of the sponsor (and spouse if living with the sponsor).
2. Subtract $564.00 for the sponsor, $846.00 for the sponsor if living with his or her
spouse, $1,128 for the sponsor if his or her spouse is a co-sponsor.
3. Subtract $282.00 for any other dependent of the sponsor who is or could be claimed for
Federal Income Tax purposes.
4. The remaining amount is deemed as unearned income to the alien.
(f) In the event that a sponsor has sponsored more than one alien, there is no proration of
deemable income among the sponsored aliens. The income is fully charged to each alien
for which the sponsor has executed an affidavit of support.