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(MRG) UPDATED: JUNE 2010 17 CATEGORICAL FACTORS ADC-RELATED DEPRIVATION OF PARENTAL SUPPORT OR CARE DEATH OF A PARENT Policy: When a child under the age of twenty-one (21) is deprived of parental support and/or care due to the death of one or both parents, the child and the remaining parent or other caretaker relative are ADC-related. The A/R must meet all other requirements to be eligible for Medicaid. References: SSL Sect. 366.1(a)(5) Dept. Reg. 360-3.3(b)(5) ADMs 93 ADM-29 Verify Status: When the A/R indicates that a child in the household has a deceased parent. Verification: When eligibility is based on deprivation of parental support/care due to death, verification of the death of the parent is obtained from the applicant’s/recipient’s written and/or oral statements. NOTE: See CATEGORICAL FACTORS RELATIONSHIP OF CHILD TO CARETAKER RELATIVE for information on verifying/documenting relationship. Documentation: Sufficient to establish an audit trail: (a) the date of death; and (b) relationship to child. Disposition: When a child is deprived of parental support/care due to the death of a parent, the child and his/her caretaker relative(s) are ADC-related. In addition, the child and/or caretaker relative may be eligible for other survivor benefits from Social Security, Veterans’ Administration, employers, etc.