The financial unit is the individuals whose income is counted in determining CHIP eligibility.
The following household members are included in the financial unit:
- The child who meets the CHIP eligibility rules
- The child's siblings, half-siblings, adopted-siblings and step-siblings if they are under age 19
- Parents and step-parents of any child counted in the financial unit.
- Only one non-parent caretaker relative where both of the child's parents are absent from the caretaker relative's home
- Children of any children counted in the financial unit
- The spouse of any child who is included in the financial unit
- Unborn children of anyone included in the financial unit