N.D. Admin. Code 75-02-01.2-06

Current through Supplement No. 395, January, 2025

Section 75-02-01.2-06 - Selection of primary individual

1. Each household shall have a primary individual. The primary individual must be identified among the household members, with one of the following relationships to a dependent child member of the household, using the following order of priority:

a. A natural or adoptive parent;

b. An adult relative, within the fifth degree of kinship;

c. A stepparent;

d. A spouse of any individual identified in subdivision a, b, or c, whether or not that marriage is terminated by death or divorce; and

e. A minor brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, stepbrother, or stepsister who is at least sixteen years of age.

2. The primary individual may be eligible or ineligible for the assistance.

N.D. Admin Code 75-02-01.2-06

Effective December 9, 1996; amended effective July 1, 1997; January 1, 2003.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2017-363, January 2017, effective 1/1/2017.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2024-392, April 2024, effective 4/1/2024.

General Authority: NDCC 50-09-02, 50-09-25

Law Implemented: NDCC 50-09-02