1. (a) To be eligible for TANF-level medical assistance:

   1. (1) a caretaker must live in a home with and care for a child for which the caretaker has the required degree of relationship as described in subsection (c) of this section; and
   2. (2) a child must live in a home with a relative who is within the required degree of relationship as described in subsection (c) of this section.
2. (b) A home is a family setting maintained or being established, as evidenced by continuation of responsibility for day-to-day care of a child.

3. (c) A person meets the relationship requirement, if the person is by law, marriage, or adoption a child's:

   1. (1) father or mother;
   2. (2) grandparent, to the degree of a "great, great, great" grandparent;
   3. (3) brother or sister;
   4. (4) uncle or aunt, to the degree of a "great, great" uncle or aunt;
   5. (5) first cousin;
   6. (6) nephew or niece, to the to the degree of a "great, great" nephew or niece;
   7. (7) stepfather or stepmother;
   8. (8) stepbrother or stepsister; or
   9. (9) first cousin once removed.

Source Note:The provisions of this §366.719 adopted to be effective June 9, 2010, 35 TexReg 4661.