Who Can File the Application

Who Can File the Application A. An application can be filed by one (1) of the following individuals, as applicable to the case: 1. Adult applicants, 2. Certain minor applicants including a: a) Pregnant minor of any age requesting coverage solely due to pregnancy, b) Married minor living with a spouse, c) Minor living independently, or d) Minor living with his/her parent(s) and applying only for the minor’s own children. 3. The parent who has primary physical custody of a minor child, 4. Either parent of a minor child when physical custody is equally divided between legal parents, 5. The caretaker relative with whom a dependent child is living who has primary responsibility for the child’s care. a) A caretaker relative is defined as a relative by blood, adoption or marriage with whom the child is living who assumes primary responsibility for the child’s care. b) A dependent child is defined as a child under age eighteen (18) and deprived of parental support by reason of death, absence from the home, or physical or mental incapacity. 6. An authorized representative, a self-designated representative or a legal representative, as defined in Miss. Admin. Code Part 101, Rule 3.3. B. An application signed by anyone other than a person described in Miss. Admin. Code Part 101,