4310
Assistance Planning - Assistance planning relates to
the consideration of certain individuals living together as a family group.
A family group is defined as the client and all individuals living together
in which there is a legal and/or a caretaker relationship. The assistance
plan shall consist of those persons in the family group for whom assistance
is requested and any excluded legally responsible person.
For MediKan, the mandatory filing unit shall consist of either a single
adult or a husband and wife residing in the same household. There is no
eligibility for MediKan coverage if there are minor children in the household.