345-3 Caretaker Relatives for Parent Caretaker Relative (PCR) and Family Medically Needy

Effective Date: November 1, 2021

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Caretaker Relatives

C aretaker relatives assume primary responsibility for a dependent child’s care. They may, but are not required to claim the child as a tax dependent on their Federal income tax.

Relations that qualify as Caretaker Relatives are:

1. Parents and Stepparents ( 229-1 ).

2. Grandfather and grandmother.

3. Brother or sister including step, half or adopted brother or sister.

4. Uncle or aunt.

5. First cousin or child of a first cousin.

6. Nephew or niece.

7. Persons of prior generations designated by the prefix grand, great, great-great, or great-great-great.

8. Spouses or former spouses of any person listed above. (See 229-4 for information on common law marriage.)