219 PARENTS CARETAKER RELATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SR 14-04, 01/14 (MAM-A)

*Parents Caretaker Relative medical assistance (MA) is a Medicaid eligibility category that uses Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) in the eligibility determination process. To be eligible for Parents Caretaker Relative MA, an individual must meet all the requirements below:

• be a caretaker relative or parent of a dependent child, defined as a child under age 18, or under age 21 and a full-time student in secondary school (or equivalent vocational or technical training);

• the dependent child must live with the parent or caretaker relative and must meet the FANF deprivation of care criteria; and

• the individual must have net income less than or equal to the income limit for this type of assistance as posted in Chapter 600, Table I.

FANF Deprivation of Care Criteria

Deprivation is the loss of a parent’s ability to support or care for a child. The loss can be due to death, continued absence, unemployment of the primary wage earner, or physical or mental incapacity:

• for the deprivation of care criteria due to death, continued absence, or physical or mental incapacity, see the Family Assistance Manual PART 209, FANF DEPRIVATION; and

• for the deprivation of care criteria due to unemployment of the primary wage earner (PWE), see this manual, Section 219.09, Unemployed Parent (UP).

References: RSA 167:83,I(b), Section 1902(k)(3) and 1902(hh)(2) of the Social Security Act, 42 CFR 435.4, 42 CFR 435.110, 42 CFR 435.119(c), 42 CFR 435.218