7 AAC 100.106 - Deprivation

(a) To be eligible for Family Medicaid, a dependent child must be deprived of the parental support and care of one or both of the child's parents. Deprivation occurs

(1) when a parent does not continue to live in the home of the child, except for a temporary absence authorized under 7 AAC 100.112; or

(2) because of deficient employment of a parent.

(b) A child is deprived of parental support and care under (a)(1) of this section even if a divorced, legally separated, unmarried, hospitalized, or institutionalized parent with whom the child does not live has some contact with the child.

(c) A child living in a two-parent home is deprived of parental support and care because of deficient employment under (a)(2) of this section if one or more of the following circumstances exists:

(1) the household income does not exceed the Family Medicaid need standard established in 7 AAC 100.190;

(2) the home includes a pregnant woman who qualifies for Family Medicaid under 7 AAC 100.124.

Notes

7 AAC 100.106

Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.07.020

AS 47.07.040