---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 222.16"
title: "20"
number: "222.16"
heading: "When spouse is living in the same household with employee."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/222.16"
---

# §222.16. When spouse is living in the same household with employee.

- (a) Living in the same household means that the employee and spouse customarily live together as a married couple in the same residence.
- (b) The employee and spouse are also considered members of the same household when they live apart but expect to resume or continue living together after a temporary separation.
- (c) If the employee and spouse were separated solely for medical reasons, the Board will consider them “living in the same household” even if the separation was likely to be permanent.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 42949, Oct. 19, 1989, unless otherwise noted.