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C. Parent-to-Child – Except in the situations noted below for MN eligibility, the income of a biological or adoptive parent is deemed to a child who is under age eighteen (18) and living with a parent as long as the child has not been legally emancipated. When the father is not married to the child’s mother, the father’s income is only deemed to the child if they reside together and paternity has been established. 1. In the following situations, the income of a parent is NOT deemed to a child: a. The child is not eligible for SSI, but is participating in a foster care or adoption subsidy program administered by the State. b. The child is seeking LTSS through the Katie Beckett eligibility option in accordance with Part 50-10-3 of this Title. 2. Deeming Rules: The amount of income deemed from parent to child requires a multi-step calculation of income that must be followed in the sequence below: a. The earned and unearned income of the parents of the applicant child is calculated allowing the standard exclusions EXCEPT for the standard twenty dollar ($20.00) and sixty-five dollar ($65.00) plus one half (1/2) disregards. b. The living allowance allocated to NAPP children is determined by multiplying their number by the deeming standard. Any children receiving SSI or RI Works cash assistance are not included in this calculation. The income of each NAPP child is deducted from this sum, if any. c. The total of the unearned income of the parents is calculated and then any remaining allowance for NAPP children in the household not met by their own income is subtracted. d. The earned income of the parents is totaled and any remaining living allowance for NAPP children is subtracted. If there is no remainder, there is no income to deem. If there is income remaining, deeming is applicable. e. Deemed income from parent to child is then calculated by: deducting the twenty dollar ($20.00) income disregard from any remaining parental unearned income; subtracting sixty-five dollars ($65.00), plus any of the remainder of the twenty dollar ($20.00) disregard and one half (1/2) of the still remaining parental earned income. The remaining unearned and earned income is added and, from this total, so too is the individual FBR (for a one (1) parent household) or the couple FBR (for a two (2) parent household).