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(3) stepparent is the caretaker relative when the other parent is not included in the household because the other parent is

(A) absent from the home; or

(B) an SSI or APA recipient. (Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.020 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 100.116. Optional members of the household. (a) In addition to the mandatory members of the household identified in 7 AAC 100.104, one or more of the following individuals, if the individual chooses to apply, may be included in a Family Medicaid household if everyone is living in the same home:

(1) any dependent child who is separately eligible for Family Medicaid;

(2) any caretaker relative and dependent child, who are separately eligible for Family Medicaid;

(3) any child of the caretaker relative who meets age and deprivation requirements under 7 AAC 100.104 and 7 AAC 100.106. (b) If adults are living together in the same dwelling, each with that adult’s own dependent child or children, the department will determine if two or more Family Medicaid households are living under the same roof and, if so, whether to provide eligibility for each household separately. (Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.020 AS 47.07.040