Section R9-22-1436. MED Family Unit

A.      For the purpose of this Section, a child is an unmarried person under age 18.

B.       The Department shall consider each of the following to be a family when living together:

1.        A parent and the parent’s children;

2.        A married couple without children;

3.        A married couple and the children of either or both spouses;

4.        Unmarried parents who live with at least one child in common, and the parents’ other children, whether in common or not; and

5.        A person without children.

C.      If an applicant is pregnant, the family unit includes the number of unborn children.

D.      A child of the children included in subsections (B)(1), (B)(3), or (B)(4) is considered part of the family unit when living together.

E.       The Department shall not include a SSI-cash recipient in the MED family unit even if the SSI-cash recipient is a parent, spouse, or child.

Historical Note

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 294, effective January 8, 1999 (Supp. 99-1). Section repealed by exempt rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 4593, effec- tive October 1, 2001 (Supp. 01-3). New Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 4942, effective December 31, 2005 (Supp. 05-4).