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(a) A minor parent is a parent who is not married, is under 18 years of age, and has not been emancipated under AS 09.55.590. For the purpose of determining who is included in a Family Medicaid household, a minor parent is only considered a parent if

(1) the minor parent lives apart from the minor parent’s own parents; or

(2) the parent of the minor parent is not applying for Family Medicaid as the caretaker relative. (b) If a minor parent applies for Family Medicaid, the minor parent and child are mandatory members of the household under 7 AAC 100.104. If a minor parent is living in the home of the minor parent’s parent, the department will consider the income of the minor parent’s parent available for the purposes of determining eligibility for the minor parent’s household. (c) If a parent applies for Family Medicaid, and that parent’s child, who is a minor parent, is living in the applicant’s home, the minor parent continues to be a dependent child for the purpose of determining the applicant parent’s eligibility for Family Medicaid. The applicant’s grandchild may be added as an optional member of the household in accordance with 7 AAC 100.116. (Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.020 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 100.124. Pregnant woman considerations. (a) Notwithstanding 7 AAC 100.300 — 7 AAC 100.304, the department will determine Family Medicaid eligibility for a pregnant woman who does not have other children living in the household who are eligible for Family Medicaid, if the pregnant woman is in the last 91 days of pregnancy, including the estimated day of delivery. The department will determine eligibility as if the child has been born, considering the income and resources of all individuals living together who will be included in the Family Medicaid household when the child is born. (b) If a pregnant woman described in (a) of this section is unmarried and living with a man who claims to be the biological father of the unborn child, the department will require, as a condition of Family Medicaid eligibility, the man to acknowledge paternity by signing a form provided by the department. (c) If a pregnant woman described in (a) of this section is married at the time of conception,