| (a) To be eligible for the Medicaid for Parents and
Caretaker Relatives Program, a caretaker must live in a home with
and care for a dependent child for which the caretaker has the required
degree of relationship as described in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) A home is a family setting maintained or being
established, as evidenced by continuation of responsibility for day-to-day
care of a child.
(c) A person meets the relationship requirement, if
the person is by law, marriage, or adoption a child'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.
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