The New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services issued Medicaid Communication No. 26-02 on January 2, 2026. The communication advises eligibility determining agencies of an administrative expansion of the case number series used to identify Aged, Blind, and Disabled (ABD) Medicaid recipients. There is no change to benefits or billing practices as a result of this update.
Each NJ FamilyCare enrollee is assigned a unique twelve-digit case number, with the third and fourth digits identifying the recipient's Title XIX Medicaid program. To accommodate the growth in new recipients, the programs identified under series 10, 20, and 50 have been expanded effective November 17, 2025:
- Aged (Program 10): Expanded to include series 11 and 13.
- Disabled (Program 20): Expanded to include series 21 and 23.
- Blind (Program 50): Expanded to include series 51 and 53.
County Social Service Agencies should continue assigning case numbers under the original series (10, 20, and 50) as available. The new expanded numbers are reserved for specific system uses: series 11, 21, and 51 will be generated by the State's claims vendor, Gainwell Technologies, while series 13, 23, and 53 will be generated by the Integrated Eligibility System (IES) Worker Portal through the automated Medicaid Eligibility System (MES) upload.
Practitioners and agency staff who encounter case numbers in the new series should be aware that they reflect the same program definitions and carry the same benefits as the original series. Read the full communication here.