5220-1        DEFINITIONS

Specified relative: An adult or minor parent who is considered to be the person who provides responsibility for the care and supervision of the child or children in the household.  There can be more than one specified relative.  See Section 5120-1.

Childcare expenses: Expenses incurred for child care costs that are necessary for the continued employment of the specified relative.

Dependent child: A child meeting Family Medicaid age requirements who is deprived of parental support and care.  See Sections 5104-1 and 5125.

Household:  For the purposes of determining eligibility for Transitional Medicaid, a household consists of the following individuals:

1. Individuals living in the household whose needs and income were included in determining eligibility for Family Medicaid at the time the FM was terminated;
    

2. Individuals whose income, but not needs, were included (see Section 5104-7); and
    

3. Individuals whose needs and income would be taken into account in determining the Family Medicaid eligibility of the specified relative's household if the household were applying in the current month.  A child born after FM is terminated, or a child or parent who returns home after the FM benefits are terminated, is included in the household for purposes of Transitional Medicaid benefits.

Household gross monthly earnings: The gross earned income of all household members living in the home who were members of the mandatory Family Medicaid household, including the income of any parent who returns to the home during the transitional eligibility period.

Good Cause: To determine “good cause” for loss of employment, use the Alaska Temporary Assistance program policies for good cause for non-compliance with work activities (see ATAP Manual Section 723-1C).

“Good cause” for untimely filing or failure to complete a Transitional Medicaid report includes:

1. Illness, as verified by medical information or by another reliable source;
   

2. Family crisis;
    

3. For remote clients, bad weather or other causes for mail delivery delays;
    

4. The 21st falls on a weekend or a holiday, in this instance the due date becomes the next working day; or
    

5. On a case-by-case basis, other situations in which the caseworker determines that the circumstances meet conditions similar to those listed above.