Rule 23-102-5.6 - Parents and Caretaker Relatives of Dependent ChildrenA. Low-income parent(s) or caretaker relatives with children under age eighteen (18) are categorically eligible for Medicaid.B. This group includes intact two (2) parent families and families in which the children are deprived of one or both parents.C. A caretaker relative is related by blood, adoption or marriage with whom the dependent child is living, who assumes primary responsibility for the child's care, as may be indicated by claiming the child as a tax dependent for federal income tax purposes and meets a specified degree of relationship.D. A dependent child is under the age of eighteen (18) and is deprived of parental support by reason of the death, absence from the home, physical or mental incapacity, or unemployment (or underemployment) of at least one parent.23 Miss. Code. R. 102-5.6
42 CFR §435.110 (Rev. 2012). Revised to correspond with the ACA (eff. 01/01/2014) eff. 04/01/2014.