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UNOFFICIAL 1714.1-9 (2) Not described in paragraph (b)(1), the state of residence is: (A) The state where the individual resides, even if the individual does not have a fixed address; or (B) The state of residency of the parent or caretaker with whom the individual resides. (c) For an institutionalized individual who is neither married nor emancipated, and who: (1) Became incapable of indicating intent to reside before age twenty-one, except as provided in subsection (a)(3), the state of residence is that of the individual’s: (A) Parent(s) or guardian, if one has been appointed; or (B) Parent applying for medical assistance on the individual’s behalf if the parents reside in separate states and there is no appointed legal guardian. (2) Became incapable of indicating intent to reside after age twenty-one, the state of residence is the state in which the individual is physically present, except where another state makes the placement. (d) For purposes of subsection (b), an individual is considered incapable of indicating intent to reside when: (1) The individual’s I.Q. is forty-nine or less, or has a mental age of seven years or less, based on tests acceptable to the intellectual disability agency of the State; (2) The individual is judged legally incompetent; or (3) The individual is found incapable of indicating intent based on medical documentation obtained from a physician, psychologist, or other individual licensed by the State in the field of intellectual disability. (e) When a placement is initiated by a state due to the lack of appropriate facilities to provide