29.02 Definitions

As used in this § 29.00, the following terms have the following meanings: Child An individual who: (i) Is under age 18 or is a student under age 22; (ii) Has always been single; and (iii) Lives with a parent. A child is not considered living with a parent when: (I) The parent has relinquished control to a school or vocational facility; (II) The child is confined to a public institution or is in the custody of a public agency; (III) The child is a member of the armed forces; (IV) The child lives in a private nonmedical facility; or (V) The child has been admitted to long-term care. A child away at school who returns to a parent’s home for vacations, holidays, or some weekends is considered living with that parent. An individual who qualifies for the Katie Beckett coverage group (see § 8.05(k)(6)) is not considered a child for the purposes of determining their financial eligibility for MABD. An individual is no longer considered a child on the first day of the month following the calendar month in which they no longer meet the definition of child. Adult. An individual who is not a child. Eligible child. For purposes of deeming, as described in § 29.05, a child who is a natural or adopted child under the age of 18, who lives in a household with one or both parents, is not married, and meets the non- financial eligibility requirements for MABD. Ineligible child. For deeming purposes, a child, as defined in (a) of this subsection, who does not meet the non-financial criteria for MABD, lives in the same household as the individual requesting MABD, and is: The natural child or adopted child of the individual; The natural or adopted child of the individual’s spouse, or The natural or adopted child of the individual’s parent or of the spouse of the individual’s parent. Ineligible parent. For deeming purposes, a person who does not meet the non-financial criteria for MABD, lives with an eligible child, and is: A natural or adoptive parent of the child; or The spouse of a natural or adoptive parent of the child. Ineligible spouse. For deeming purposes, the spouse who lives with the individual requesting MABD and does not meet the nonfinancial eligibility criteria for MABD.