(a) 'Immediate family', for purposes of the statutes listed in subsection (b), means the following:(1) If a Medicaid applicant is married, the applicant's spouse and dependent children less than twenty-one (21) years of age.(2) If a Medicaid applicant is not married, the following:(A) If the applicant is divorced, the parent having custody.(B) If the applicant is less than twenty-one (21) years of age:(i) the parent having custody; and(ii) the dependent children less than twenty-one (21) years of age of the parent or parents.(C) If clauses (A) and (B) do not apply, the applicant's parents.(b) This section applies to the following statutes:(1) IC 12-14-1 through IC 12-14-8.(2) IC 12-15, except IC 12-15-32, IC 12-15-33, and IC 12-15-34.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-14.1.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.273-1999, SEC.75; P.L.10-2019, SEC.52.
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