# 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 366.819: 1 TAC § 366.819. Relationship and Domicile

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## Section

- **Citation:** 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 366.819
- **Heading:** 1 TAC § 366.819. Relationship and Domicile
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 1 ADMINISTRATION / Part 15 TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION / Chapter 366 MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND NEEDY FAMILIES / 1 TAC § 366.819

## Text

(a) An applicant or recipient who is a child must live
 in a home with a caretaker who is present in the home and supervises
 and cares for the applicant or recipient. A home is a family setting
 maintained or being established, as evidenced by continuation of responsibility
 for day-to-day care of the applicant or recipient.
(b) A caretaker must be the applicant's or recipient's:
(1) father or mother;
(2) grandparent, to the degree of a "great, great,
 great" grandparent;
(3) brother or sister;
(4) uncle or aunt, to the degree of a "great, great"
 uncle or aunt;
(5) first cousin;
(6) nephew or niece, to the to the degree of a "great,
 great" nephew or niece;
(7) stepfather or stepmother;
(8) stepbrother or stepsister; or
(9) first cousin once removed.
(c) An independent child may live alone or with a person
 who is not a parent or relative. An independent child is a child who
 does not live with a parent and who:
(1) is able to apply for Medicaid on his or her own
 behalf; or
(2) is eligible for Medicaid because a responsible
 person who is not within the degree of relationship required for eligibility
 in subsection (b) of this section applies on the child's behalf.

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