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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The Medicaid agency must provide Medicaid to a pregnant woman whose pregnancy has been medically verified and who—
(1) Would be eligible for an AFDC cash payment (or would be eligible for an AFDC cash payment if coverage under the State's AFDC plan included the AFDC-unemployed parents program) if her child had been born and was living with her in the month of payment;
(2) Is a member of a family that would be eligible for an AFDC cash payment if the State's AFDC plan included an AFDC-unemployed parents program; or
(3) Meets the income and resource requirements of the State's approved AFDC plan. In determining whether the woman meets the AFDC income and resource requirements, the unborn child or children are considered members of the household, and the woman's family is treated as though deprivation exists.
(b) The provisions of paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this section are effective October 1, 1984. The provisions of paragraph (a)(3) of this section are effective July 1, 1986.
(c) The agency must provide Medicaid to children who meet all of the following criteria:
(1) They are born after September 30, 1983;
(2) Effective October 1, 1988, they are under age 6 (or if designated by the State, any age that exceeds age 6 but does not exceed age 8), and effective October 1, 1989 they are under age 7 (or if designated by the State, any age that exceeds age 7 but does not exceed age 8); and
(3) They meet the income and resource requirements of the State's approved AFDC plan.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 42. Public Health § 42.436.120 Qualified pregnant women and children who are not qualified family members - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-42-public-health/cfr-sect-42-436-120/
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