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IMA POLICY MANUAL
PART IV: NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 1: GROUP COMPOSITION
ADDING A CARETAKER IF PARENT IS NOT IN THE HOME 1.8
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AR: Add caretakers to the group if:
- the biological or adoptive parent is not in the home,
- the caretakers elect to be in the group, and
- the caretakers meet all non financial eligibility requirements.
AX: See AR.
SR: N/A
QM: N/A
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| TANF |
See AR, except caretakers must be related in order to be included in the TANF grant or for children in their care to be eligible for TANF.
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| GC |
N/A
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| FS |
N/A |
GC CUSTODIAL RELATIONSHIP 1.9
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N/A
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| TANF |
N/A
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In order to be eligible for GC, the child's caretaker must produce authorization from the child's legally responsible relative or a court of competent jurisdiction designating the caretaker as the temporary or permanent caretaker for the child, to the extent such authorization is obtainable by the caretaker. When such authorization is not obtainable by the caretaker, the caretaker may offer other proof of a custodial relationship between the caretaker and the child. Proof may include, but is not limited to, leases indicating that the child lives with the caretaker, medical records, a school record bearing the caretaker's signature or affidavits from teachers, social workers, medical staff, or other professionals involved in the family's life.
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| FS |
N/A |
GROUPS WITH NO CHILDREN 1.10
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There are seven situations in which a group with no children may receive MA benefits. These situations arise if the group consists only of the following or some combination of the following:
- individuals who are disabled or who are at least 65;
- individuals who are 19 or 20;
- parents or caretakers who live with children who are age 19 or 20 whose income meets the MNIL;
- parents, caretakers, or step-parents whose income is less than 200 percent of the FPL whose children or step-children are included in a separate group;
(Note: The children or step-children must receive Medicaid in order for a parent, step-parent or caretaker to qualify under the AR or AX program types on the basis of being a parent, step-parent, or caretaker.)
- a pregnant woman whose income is less than 200 percent of the FPL and who is not living with any other children; or
- Medicare beneficiaries in QM units.
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| TANF |
There are five situations which allow a group with no children to receive benefits. These five situations arise if the group consists only of a:
- pregnant woman who meets all financial and non-financial eligibility requirements (except being the parent of a minor child; see Part IV: Non-Financial Eligibility and Part VI: Financial Eligibility) and:
- she is expected to deliver the child within four months; and
- the child, if born, would be eligible for TANF.
The SSR should not add the expecting father of the unborn to the group prior to the birth of the child. After the birth, the father must be part of the group if he lives in the same home as the child.
- parent or caretaker of an SSI child when the dependent child would be eligible except for the receipt of SSI;
- parent or caretaker of a child disqualified due to TANF school attendance requirements when the dependent child would be eligible except for disqualification for failure to meet TANF school attendance requirements (see Section 4.5.2: School Attendance in this Part);
- caretaker relative of a foster child when the dependent child would be eligible except that the child is receiving foster care payments (most foster parents are not related to the foster child and are therefore ineligible); or
- parent or caretaker of child receiving adoption assistance when the dependent child is not in the group due to receipt of adoption assistance.
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N/A
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| FS |
Eligibility for FS does not require the presence of children, thus many FS households do not include children. |
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