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SSA logo: link to Social Security Online home 319. Can a parent meet the in-care requirements when separated from a child because of illness?

If your physical illness or disability causes you to be separated from a child under age 16, you may have a child in care if you are:

  1. Supervising the child's activities; and

  2. Participating in the important decisions about the child's physical and mental needs.

Last Revised: March, 2001

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