New Jersey Department of Health administers the following program:
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
NOTE: Eligibility applications for CSOC services for children under 18 are submitted through PerformCare. However, for youth aged 18-21, applications for CSOC services are submitted through the Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental Disabilities.
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Children's Interagency Coordinating Councils (CIACC). CIACC are entities that foster cross-system service planning for children with behavioral health problems. They serve as the mechanism to develop and maintain a responsive, accessible and integrated system of care for children with special social and emotional needs and their families, through the involvement of parents, consumers, youth and child serving agencies as partners.
New Jersey Department of Human Services
Children (birth through age 20) meet clinical eligibility for MLTSS through functional limitations, identified in terms of developmental delays or functional limitations for age-appropriate activities of daily living, and require nursing care over and above routine parenting and meets the criteria for skilled nursing care that requires complex skilled nursing interventions 24 hours per day, seven days a week.
A catastrophic illness is any illness or condition, acute or chronic, for which expenses are incurred that are not covered by insurance, state, federal programs, or any other sources* and exceed the program’s eligibility threshold.
Eligible expenses must exceed 10% of the family's income, plus 15% of any excess income over $100,000. The child must have been 21 years or younger when the medical expenses were incurred. The family must have lived in New Jersey for 3 months immediately prior to the date of application.
County Boards of Social Services . County Boards of Social Services administer a variety of federal, state and county programs that assist individuals and families to meet basic needs, protect health, and promote welfare and self-sufficiency. Programs administered by social services boards include:
County | County Services | County Address |
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Atlantic County | Department of Family and Community Development | 1333 Atlantic Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-348-3001 |
Bergen County | Bergen County Board of Social Services | 218 Route 17 North 17 Park Office Center Rochelle Park, NJ 07662 201-368-4200 |
Burlington County | Burlington County Board of Social Services | Human Services Facility 795 Woodlane Road Mount Holly, NJ 08060 609-261-1000 |
Camden County | Camden County Board of Social Services | Althea R. Wright Administration Bldg. 600 Market Street Camden, NJ 08102-1255 856-225-8800 |
Cape May County | Cape May County Board of Social Services | 4005 Route 9 South Rio Grande, NJ 08242 609-886-6200 |
Cumberland County | Cumberland County Board of Social Services | 275 North Delsea Dr. Vineland, NJ 08360-3607 856-691-4600 |
Essex County | Essex County Dept. of Citizen Services | Division of Welfare 18 Rector Street - 9th Floor Newark, NJ 07102 973-733-3000 |
Gloucester County | Gloucester County Division of Social Services | 400 Hollydell Drive Sewell, NJ 08080 856-582-9200 |
Hudson County | Hudson County Dept. of Family Services | Division of Welfare 257 Cornelison Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07302 201-420-3000 |
Hunterdon County | Division of Social Services | PO Box 2900 6 Gauntt Place Flemington, NJ 08822 908-788-1300 |
Mercer County | Mercer County Board of Social Services | 200 Woolverton Street Trenton, NJ 08611 609-989-4320 |
Middlesex County | Middlesex County Board of Social Services | 181 How Lane New Brunswick, NJ 08903 732-745-3500 |
Monmouth County | Monmouth County Division of Social Services | PO Box 3000 3000 Kozloski Road Freehold, NJ 07728 |
Morris County | Morris County Office of Temporary Assistance | 340 W. Hanover Ave Morristown, NJ 07960 973-326-7800 |
Ocean County | Ocean County Board of Social Services | 1027 Hooper Avenue Toms River, NJ 08753 732-349-1500 |
Passaic County | Passaic County Board of Social Services | 80 Hamilton Street Paterson, NJ 07505-2057 973-881-0100 |
Salem County | Salem County Board of Social Services | 147 South Virginia Avenue Penns Grove, NJ 08069 856-299-7200 |
Somerset County | Somerset County Board of Social Services | PO Box 936 73 East High Street Somerville, NJ 08876 908-526-8800 |
Sussex County | Sussex County Division of Social Services | 83 Spring Street, Suite 203 Newton, NJ 07860 973-383-3600 |
Union County | Union County Division of Social Services | 342 Westminster Avenue Elizabeth, NJ 07208 908-965-2700 |
Warren County | Warren County Division of Temporary Assistance and Social Services | 1 Shotwell Dr. Belvidere, NJ 07823 908-475-6301 |