Disability of a Caretaker 400-28-35-15

(Revised 11/1/11 ML #3295)

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In a household with two caretakers, child care can be allowed when:

• One of the caretakers is in an allowable activity, the other caretaker is disabled and the disabled caretaker is unable to care for the child(ren); and
• Verification from the disabled caretaker's physician must be obtained indicating the disabled caretaker cannot care for the child(ren).

The individual must be deemed disabled by the Social Security Administration. Presumptive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) does not meet this criteria.

Note: State Review Team decisions cannot be used to consider an individual as ‘deemed disabled’.