UPM 2010.15 - The Assistance Unit of Two or More

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICESPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 7-1-91 Transmittal: UP-91-30 2010.15 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Assistance Unit Composition POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: FMA Family Medical Assistance Unit ____________________________________________________________ Subject: The Assistance Unit of Two or More ______________________________________________________________________________

2010.15 A. Some individuals who apply for or receive FMA shall be combined with others into one assistance unit, except as described in 2010.20. This applies to two or more eligible individuals living together, provided:

1. assistance is requested for each individual; and

2. they are related as follows:

a. brothers and sisters under age twenty‑one (21), including half‑siblings and adoptive siblings and their parent or parents;

b. spouses, when both of them are under age twenty‑one (21); and

3. they do not apply for or receive MA separately in another coverage group.

B. Those individuals who qualify for MA in another coverage group and have the option of being included in the FMA unit or choosing another coverage group include, but are not limited to:

1. aged, blind or disabled individuals;

2. pregnant women;

3. infants and newborns;

4. children between the ages of one and six;

5. children whose birthdays are after September 30, 1983, who have reached the age of six, and who have not reached the age of nineteen.