Deprivation

Deprivation A. Deprivation is an eligibility factor for dependent children under age eighteen (18). Deprivation must exist within the household in order for the parent(s) or caretaker relative to obtain eligibility. The child’s eligibility is not tied to deprivation, but there must be a dependent child under the age of eighteen (18) in the home in order for the adult to qualify for coverage. B. A condition of deprivation is not applicable in any other Medicaid programs or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. C. The deprivation factor means a dependent child is deprived of the support of one or both of their parents for one of the following reasons: 1. Death, 2. Continued absence from the home, 3. Physical or mental incapacity (two (2) parent families only), and 4. Unemployment or Underemployment (two (2) parent families only). D. Deprivation is established for the dependent child in relation to the child’s legal and/or natural parents. 1. The biological parent of a child who has been legally adopted is no longer a legally responsible parent. Deprivation is determined only in regard to the adoptive parents. 2. Deprivation due to continued absence is always met in a single parent adoption.