"Immediate family"

Sec. 189. (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. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.63.