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(2) Any person residing in a health care or treatment facility who is under the age of twenty-one (21), or who is twenty-one (21) or older and became incapable of indicating intent prior to the age of twenty-one (21), the State of residence is that of: (AA) The parents or legal guardian, if one (1) has been appointed, or (BB) The parent applying for Medicaid on behalf of the person if the parents live in different States, or (CC) The person or party who has filed the application on behalf of the applicant if the applicant has been abandoned by their parents and does not have a legal guardian. c. Persons twenty-one (21) and older. For adults age twenty-one (21) or older, residence is determined as follows: (1) If not living in an institution, the State of residence is the one in which the person is living: (AA) With intent to remain permanently or for an indefinite period of time; (BB) While incapable of stating intent; or (CC) After entering with a job commitment or in pursuit of employment whether or not currently employed. (2) A person age twenty-one (21) or older who is residing in a health institution and became incapable of stating intent at or after age twenty-one (21), residing is in the State in which the person is physically present, unless another State arranged for placement in a Rhode Island institution. (3) For any other person age twenty-one (21) or older living in an institutional setting, residence is in the State where the person is living with the intention to remain permanently or for an indefinite period, unless another State has made a placement. A person living in a health care institution cannot be considered a Rhode Island resident if they own a home in another State and has an intent to return there even if the likelihood of return is apparently nil. d. Absence Due to Military Assignment. A blind or impaired child who travels out of the State for an indefinite period with a parent in the