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421 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 6: Non-financial eligibility Other resources TANF Referrals to Oregon Child Support Program Web Form *includes screenshots: Describes how to refer required Absent Parent information to Oregon Child Support Program (OCSP) manually until it can be automated. Child requirement to live with a caretaker or caretaker relative A caretaker is an individual who is responsible for the care, control and supervision of the child. Different programs have varying requirements regarding caretakers and caretaker relatives. SNAP This does not apply to the SNAP program. TANF To be eligible for TANF, a child must live with a caretaker relative. A caretaker relative is the individual, regardless of age, who is responsible for the care, control and supervision of the dependent child and who is related to the child in any of the following ways: • A biological parent • An individual who legally adopts the child and any individual related to the individual adopting the child, either naturally or through adoption in OAR 461-120-0630 • Any blood relative, including those of half-blood and including first cousins, nephews, nieces and individuals of preceding generations as denoted by prefixes of grand-, great- or great-great- • Stepfathers, stepmothers, stepbrothers or stepsisters • Is or was a spouse of anyone listed above. A stepparent or stepsibling may be considered a caretaker relative even if the marriage to the biological or adoptive parent ended in death or divorce. When a caretaker relative of one child applies for another child in the same household, the groups must be combined. A dependent child can be in only one filing group at a time. ERDC To be eligible for child care assistance, the child must live with a caretaker: • The child does not have to be related to the caretaker; • Caretaker status ends when the responsibility for care, control and supervision is given to another individual for 30 days or more, unless the caretaker is called to active duty — see below. A caretaker is still considered the caretaker even when they are gone for 30 days or more when they are a U.S. military member and have been called to active duty away from the child’s home. REF This does not apply to the REF program. MSP This does not apply to MSP. OSIPM Refer to LTC for adult caretaker and caretaker relative. HSD For HSD medical programs, to be eligible for the MAGI Parent or Caretaker Relative program, an individual must be a parent or caretaker relative who assumes primary responsibility for a dependent child and the individual must have a dependent child in the home. This is in addition to financial requirements.