Thank you for reply @MaryK4
It's more than $500 at stake: If they are my dependent, I'd get to claim Head of Household status VS being "single" filer. HoH provides higher deductible, so it saves thousands of dollars.
But I don't want risk having to repay the cost of medicaid as it would be unaffordable to me.
So, I want to make sure I am compliant.
