Non-medical Out-of-Home Care (NMOHC) -- Applies when an individual/couple needs non-medical
care or supervision in the following living arrangement situations:
CHILDREN
(UNDER AGE 18)
1. Blind child residing in a State licensed NMOHC facility; or
2. Blind child residing in the home of a relative who is not a parent and not a legal
guardian; or
3. Disabled child residing in a State licensed NMOHC facility; or
4. Disabled child residing in the home of a legal guardian who is not a relative;
or
5. Disabled child residing in the home of a relative who is not a parent (Major v. McMahon decision) ; or
6. A blind or disabled child in a “certified family” home approved by a licensed home-finding
agency (“certified family home placement”); or
ADULTS
(AGE 18 AND OVER)
7. Aged, blind or disabled individual/couple has been determined to be in FLA A and
resides in the home of a relative, legal conservator or guardian; or
8. Aged, blind or disabled individual/couple has been determined to be in FLA A and
resides in a State licensed NMOHC facility.
For California optional supplement purposes, a relative is defined as a parent, son,
daughter, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew,
first cousin, or any person of the preceding generation denoted by the prefix “grand”
or “great.”
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