75-02-01.2-06 Selection of primary individual.

1. Each household shall have a primary individual. The primary individual must be identified among the household members, with one of the following relationships to a dependent child member of the household, using the following order of priority: a. A natural or adoptive parent; 11 b. An adult relative, within the fifth degree of kinship; c. A stepparent; d. A spouse of any individual identified in subdivision a, b, or c, whether or not that marriage is terminated by death or divorce; and e. A minor brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, stepbrother, or stepsister who is at least sixteen years of age. 2. The primary individual may be eligible or ineligible for the assistance. History: Effective December 9, 1996; amended effective July 1, 1997; January 1, 2003; January 1, 2017; April 1, 2024. General Authority: NDCC 50-09-02, 50-09-25 Law Implemented: NDCC 50-09-02