Individuals Under Age 21 Not Residing in an Institution

T itle IV-E and State Supplemental Payment Recipients ( 203-1 ).

Individual not receiving Title IV-E or SSP payments. If the individual is able to state intent and is emancipated (by age, court order or marriage), the individual is a resident of Utah if he or she lives in the state voluntarily and meets one of the following two criteria:

Intends to reside, including without a fixed address; or

Entered Utah with a job commitment or to seek employment, whether or not they are currently working. See 203-6 for individuals just moving to Utah.

The state of residence of an individual under age 21 who is not institutionalized and who does not meet the criteria in 1 or 2, is:

The state where the individual resides, including without fixed address, when the individual does not reside with a parent or caretaker relative; or

The state of residency of the parent or caretaker relative with whom the individual resides ( 203-5 ).

If the parents are unable to claim Utah residency due to the requirements of their nonimmigrant status, and they request Medicaid for their citizen children, they may claim Utah residence for those children.

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Individuals Under Age 21 Not Residing in an Institution

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T itle IV-E and State Supplemental Payment Recipients ( 203-1 ).

Individual not receiving Title IV-E or SSP payments. If the individual is able to state intent and is emancipated (by age, court order or marriage), the individual is a resident of Utah if he or she lives in the state voluntarily and meets one of the following two criteria:

Intends to reside, including without a fixed address; or

Entered Utah with a job commitment or to seek employment, whether or not they are currently working. See 203-6 for individuals just moving to Utah.

The state of residence of an individual under age 21 who is not institutionalized and who does not meet the criteria in 1 or 2, is:

The state where the individual resides, including without fixed address, when the individual does not reside with a parent or caretaker relative; or

The state of residency of the parent or caretaker relative with whom the individual resides ( 203-5 ).

If the parents are unable to claim Utah residency due to the requirements of their nonimmigrant status, and they request Medicaid for their citizen children, they may claim Utah residence for those children.