| (a) An applicant or recipient must live in a home with
a caretaker who is present in the home and supervises and cares for
the applicant or recipient. A home is a family setting maintained
or being established, as evidenced by continuation of responsibility
for day-to-day care of the applicant or recipient.
(b) A caretaker must be the applicant's or recipient's:
(1) father or mother;
(2) grandparent, to the degree of a "great, great,
great" grandparent;
(3) brother or sister;
(4) uncle or aunt, to the degree of a "great, great"
uncle or aunt;
(5) first cousin;
(6) nephew or niece, to the to the degree of a "great,
great" nephew or niece;
(7) stepfather or stepmother;
(8) stepbrother or stepsister; or
(9) first cousin once removed.
(c) An independent child may live alone or with a person
who is not a parent or relative. An independent child is a child who
does not live with a parent and who:
(1) is able to apply for Medicaid on his or her own
behalf; or
(2) is eligible for Medicaid because a responsible
person who is not within the degree of relationship required for eligibility
in subsection (b) of this section applies on the child's behalf.
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