Topic: Spouse
Community spouse – refers to the spouse of an individual applying for or receiving nursing facility or Advantage waiver services who resides in the home.
Common-law marriage – a type of marriage recognized in Oklahoma in which two people agree that they are married, live together, and present themselves as husband and wife without benefit of a legal ceremony.
Policy Links Regarding Adult Non-Relative
Acting in the role of spouse – a term used in TANF policy to denote an adult non-relative who lives with the client. For an adult non-relative to be considered as acting in the role of a spouse, the client and the non-relative must represent themselves as a couple and/or have a physical relationship with […]
Households and Income
When the LTC applicant has a Spouse The intent of this policy is to ensure the community spouse (CS) avoids being left with nothing. Income is determined separately for an individual and his/her spouse for ADvantage, Nursing Home Care and Home Community Base Waiver/Intellectually Disabled (HCBW/ID) services. If the CS’s monthly gross income is less […]