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 married couple residing in the same household. There is no eligibility for MediKan coverage if there are minor children in the household.