Minnesota Family Planning Program

4.1.3.1 Household Composition (Archive)

Household composition means the people included in an applicant's or enrollee’s household. Household composition is used to determine household size, income and program eligibility.

Presumptive Eligibility

For Minnesota Family Planning Program (MFPP) presumptive eligibility (PE), the following people are included in a person's household composition, if they live together:

• The person

• The person's spouse

• The person's biological, natural, and adopted children and stepchildren younger than age 19

• If the person is under age 19, the following people are also included:

  • Biological, natural, and adoptive parents and stepparents

  • Biological, natural, and adoptive siblings and stepsiblings under the age of 19

Ongoing Eligibility

For ongoing MFPP eligibility, household composition and family size depend on whether the person expects to be a tax filer, tax dependent, or non-tax filer for the current tax year. MFPP household composition and family size policies follow household composition and family size policies for Medical Assistance for Families with Children and Adults (MA-FCA). See MA-FCA Household Composition and Family Size for more information about household composition and family size.

A person is not required to file a federal income tax return or be claimed as a tax dependent to be eligible for MFPP. Additionally, married couples are not required to file a joint federal income tax return to be eligible.

Legal Citations

Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.36B-1

Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 35.03

Published:  December 22, 2016

Archived: August 1, 2017