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Title 5: Centrally Administered Programs Page 31 Iowa Department of Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (hawk-i) Nonfinancial Eligibility Factors Revised July 3, 2009 Family Size

1. Ms. A, age 17, applies for hawk-i for herself. She is married and lives with her spouse, age 20. Ms. A is eligible if the income of Ms. A and her spouse does not exceed the hawk-i limit for a family of two and all other eligibility factors are met. 2. Mr. G applies for hawk-i for his children ages 8 and 16. The older child is married but is separated from his spouse. Mr. G and the 8-year-old will be one family. The 16-year-old will be a separate family. The 8-year-old is hawk-i eligible if the income of Mr. G and the 8-year- old does not exceed the hawk-i limit for a family of two and all other eligibility factors are met. The 16-year-old is hawk-i-eligible if the income of the 16-year-old does not exceed the hawk-i limit for a family of one and all other eligibility factors are met. 3. Mrs. R applies for hawk-i for her children, ages 10 and 15. The older child was married, but since the marriage was legally annulled, that child cannot be a separate family. Both children are hawk-i-eligible if the income of Mrs. R and both children does not exceed the hawk-i limit for a family of three and all other eligibility factors are met. Absence Legal reference: 441 IAC 86.2(3)“d” Any child or parent who is absent from the home and does not meet the temporary absence provision shall not be included in the family size. The following are some examples of people who would not meet the temporary absence criteria. See Temporary Absence for more information. ♦ A person committed, imprisoned, or admitted to an institution. ♦ A parent who is a convicted offender but is permitted to live at home while serving a court-imposed sentence by performing unpaid public work or unpaid community service during the workday. ♦ A parent who is absent because of the performance of active duty in the uniformed services of the United States, including the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, or Public Health Service. A parent absent from the home solely because of a pattern of employment, such as a salesperson or a truck driver, is counted in the family size and any income of the parent is counted. Verify absence only when questionable.