Sixty Days Free Medicaid for Pregnant Women and Newborns 510-05-35-110

(Revised 2/04 ML #2900)

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(N.D.A.C. Section 75-02-02.1-05)

 

1. Pregnant women who applied for Medicaid during pregnancy, and are determined to be eligible as of the last day of pregnancy, continue eligible for Medicaid for 60 days, beginning on the last day of pregnancy, and for the remaining days of the month in which the 60th day falls.

A pregnant woman is considered to be eligible for Medicaid as of the last day of pregnancy when she is eligible with no recipient liability, or if there is a recipient liability, when the full recipient liability is incurred as of the last day of pregnancy.

 

This provision applies regardless of the reason the pregnancy was terminated, and without regard to changes in income or whether a redetermination of eligibility is due during the free eligibility period.

 

This provision is not available to women who are eligible for Medicaid under any other Medicaid category other than the pregnant women category, or to women  who are aliens covered by Medicaid for emergency services.

2. Children born to pregnant women who applied for Medicaid during pregnancy, and who were determined to be eligible as of the last day of pregnancy, are also eligible for Medicaid for 60 days, beginning on the date of birth, and for the remaining days of the month in which the 60th day falls.

Children who become eligible for the free eligibility period remain eligible without regard to income, whether a redetermination of eligibility is due during the free eligibility period, or whether the child’s mother was an alien receiving emergency services.

3. If the Medicaid case closes for loss of residency during the 60-day free period and the family returns to the state and reapplies while still in the 60-day free period, eligibility may be reestablished for the remainder of the period.