7 AAC 100.304 - Eligibility for postpartum Medicaid coverage
(a) A pregnant
woman who was eligible for and receiving Medicaid coverage under any
eligibility category on the last day of pregnancy, including eligibility
approved under
7 AAC 100.072, is eligible for postpartum coverage under
AS
47.07.020(o).
(b) A woman eligible for postpartum coverage
under this section is not required to meet the medical support assignment
requirements in
7 AAC 100.040.
(c) A pregnant woman who applied for Medicaid
before the date her pregnancy ended and who is subsequently found eligible for
Medicaid, even if the eligibility determination is not made until after the
date her pregnancy ended, will be considered to have been receiving Medicaid
for the purposes of (a) of this section.
(d) Except as provided in (c) of this
section, the department will not grant retroactive eligibility under this
section.
(e) Coverage under this
section continues through the last day of the month in which the woman's
postpartum period ends, without regard to any change in income that may
occur.
Notes
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.07.020
AS 47.07.040
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