Connecticut General Statutes Title 17B. Social Services § 17b-277. Medicaid for pregnant women. Presumptive Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women and newborn children. Postpartum care

(a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall provide, in accordance with federal law and regulations, medical assistance under the Medicaid program to needy pregnant women whose families have an income not exceeding two hundred fifty-eight per cent of the federal poverty level.

(b) The commissioner shall implement presumptive eligibility for appropriate pregnant women applicants for the Medicaid program in accordance with Section 1920 of the Social Security Act. 1 The commissioner shall designate qualified entities to receive and determine presumptive eligibility under this section consistent with the provisions of federal law and regulations.

(c) Presumptive eligibility for medical assistance shall be implemented for any uninsured newborn child born in a hospital in this state or a border state hospital, provided (1) the parent or caretaker relative of such child resides in this state, and (2) the parent or caretaker relative of such child authorizes enrollment in the program.

(d) On or after April 1, 2022, the commissioner shall extend Medicaid coverage for postpartum care for twelve months after birth to a woman otherwise eligible for Medicaid, to the extent permissible under federal law. The commissioner shall amend the Medicaid state plan in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to provide federal reimbursement to the state for extending postpartum care and shall implement the extension of Medicaid coverage for such care following federal approval. The commissioner shall take any other action necessary under federal law to maintain federal reimbursement for such postpartum coverage.