Medicaid Policy                                                                 

345-3 Caretaker Relatives for Parent Caretaker Relative (PCR) and Family Medically Needy

Effective Date: November 1, 2021

 

Previous Policy

 

Caretaker Relatives

 

Caretaker relatives assume primary responsibility for a dependent child’s care. They may, but are not required to claim the child as a tax dependent on their Federal income tax.

Relations that qualify as Caretaker Relatives are:

1.       Parents and Stepparents (229-1).

2.       Grandfather and grandmother.

3.       Brother or sister including step, half or adopted brother or sister.

4.       Uncle or aunt.

5.       First cousin or child of a first cousin.

6.       Nephew or niece.

7.       Persons of prior generations designated by the prefix grand, great, great-great, or great-great-great.

8.       Spouses or former spouses of any person listed above. (See 229-4 for information on common law marriage.)