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Section 6000-6103 - Determining Eligibility

16 Del. Admin. Code § 6000-6103

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Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025
Section 6000-6103 - Determining Eligibility

31Del.C.§ 356, SSA § 404

1. Applicants Must Meet Financial Criteria

Applicants must meet the following financial criteria.

A. Income.
1. The income of the household cannot exceed 200% FPL for the household size. Count only the income of the caregiver and the caregiver's spouse. The household size is the caregiver, caregiver's spouse and the caregiver's children under age 18.
2. Do not count the income of the child moving into the home and any siblings (or half-siblings) who also reside in the home.
B. Resources are excluded.
2. Applicants Must Meet Technical Criteria

Applicants must meet the following technical criteria.

A. Relationship. The child is living with a relative within the 5th degree of relationship, as defined by DSSM 3004.

Exception: The parent cannot live in the home with the caregiver.

B. Age. The child is less than 18 years of age.
C. Residence. Applicants live in Delaware. Persons who currently live in Delaware and plan to stay, including the homeless, meet the residency requirement.
D. Time Limitation. The child has been living in the caregivers home less than or equal to 180 days.
E. Citizenship. The child is a citizen or a lawfully admitted alien.
F. Need. The child has need for one or more of the covered services.
3. Applicants Must Verify Eligibility Factors

The following eligibility factors must be documented.

A. Household income.
B. The identity of the caregiver(s)
C. Alien status of the child
D. Cost of needed services. Caregivers have the option of presenting estimates from a vendor for the needed services or receipts itemizing the expenditures for the needed service. See DSSM 6108 listing conditions for caregiver reimbursements.

The following eligibility factors are accepted by declaration.

A. Age. The date of birth of the child(ren).
B. Relationship. The relationship of family members
C. Delaware residency
D. Time limitation
E. Citizenship of the child

16 Del. Admin. Code § 6000-6103

5 DE Reg. 2308 (06/01/2002)
16 DE Reg. 211 (08/01/12)