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1. FRU Composition for Citizens – The FRU for citizens and sponsored non- citizens differs due to deeming requirements. For citizens, the FRU consists of the person seeking Medicaid and, as appropriate, a spouse, parent, and/or dependent child. Other members of the household are not included in the FRU even if they make financial contributions. a. FRU Single Adults. The FRU for an adult requesting SSI-related Medicaid, including Medicaid LTSS, is the same as the adult’s Medicaid eligibility group. b. FRU Child. The financial responsibility group for a dependent child includes the child and any parents living with the child, until the child reaches the age of nineteen (19) or twenty-one (21) if the child has a disabling impairment. A child’s income is never deemed to a parent. If the child is under age nineteen (19) and seeking Medicaid LTSS through the Katie Beckett eligibility pathway under Part 50- 10-3 of this Title, the income and resources of the child’s parents are deemed unavailable and the FRU is composed of the child only. c. FRU Couples. Except in instances in which a member of a couple is a Medicaid LTSS applicant or beneficiary, spouses are considered financially responsible for one another during the financial eligibility determination process. The FRU includes the applicant and spouse, even when the spouse is not applying for Medicaid (NAPP spouse). The child’s income is never deemed to a parent or a sibling. 2. FRU for Sponsored Non-citizens – The FRU for a non-citizen admitted to the United States on or after August 22, 1996, based on a sponsorship under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 C.F.R. Part 204 (2023), includes the income and resources of the sponsor and the sponsor’s spouse, if the spouse is living with the sponsor, when all four (4) of the following conditions are met: A. The sponsor has signed an affidavit of support on a form developed by the United States Attorney General as required by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, Pub. Law No. 104-193, to conform to the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 213A (2023); b. The non-citizen is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and a five (5) year period of ineligibility for Medicaid following entry to the United States has ended; c. The non-citizen is not battered; and