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OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE RELATIVES (LRRs) PARENTS AND CHILDREN

EMANCIPATED MINOR

Description: For Medicaid purposes, an emancipated minor is a person who: is age 16 or over; has completed his/her compulsory education; is living separate and apart from his/her family; and not in receipt of or in need of foster care.

Policy: Medicaid may be authorized for an emancipated minor who is otherwise eligible.

References: Dept. Reg.

349.5

Interpretation: When a child leaves his/her family household to live on his/her own, the child, if otherwise eligible, may receive Medicaid on his/her own behalf. This child must fulfill the requirements of an emancipated minor by being age 16 or over, having completed compulsory education, and living away from home and not in need of foster care.

The parents of an emancipated minor are legally responsible relatives for him/her. The parental liability for support should be established (See OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE RELATIVES PARENTS AND CHILDREN IV-D REQUIREMENTS) by an appropriate referral to the Child Support Enforcement Unit (IV-D) for medical support and paternity establishment as appropriate.

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