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HCPF clarifies 'legally responsible person' definition to include common‑law marriage language
Summary
HCPF proposed clarifying language to the legally responsible person (LRP) definition to expressly include adults in common‑law marriages; staff said this is clarifying language (not a substantive change) and will be issued by memo and later added into rules, with stakeholders asking for explicit language that guardianship does not equal LRP.
The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing proposed adding explicit language to the "legally responsible person" definition to include common‑law marriages for adult members, a clarification HCPF staff described as aligning rules with prior guidance rather than changing the substantive scope.
Danny (HCPF staff) said the change…
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