Title: 
Headings:  RIGHT FROM THE START MEDICAID (RSM)
DFCS
 
LEADERSHIP:

RIGHT
 
FROM
 
THE
 
START
 
MEDICAID
 
(RSM)
 

The
 
RSM
 
Medicaid
 
Program
 
available
 
through
 
the
 
Division
 
of
 
Family
 
and
 
Children
 
Services
 
(DFCS)
 

200
 
Percent
 
Federal
 
Poverty
 
Level
 
Income
 
Limits:
 

Federal
 
Poverty
 
Level
 
Income
 
Limits:
 


Content: Medicaid
 
applications
 
are
 
processed
 
quickly
 
so
 
more
 
eligible
 
women
 
may
 
enter
 
prenatal
 
care
 
earlier
 
in
 
their
 
pregnancy. Eligible
 
children
 
are
 
able
 
to
 
receive
 
checkups
 
and
 
preventive
 
care. Those
 
needing
 
medical
 
treatment
 
are
 
more
 
likely
 
to
 
receive
 
it
 
earlier,
 
before
 
their
 
conditions
 
become
 
severe. The
 
program
 
helps
 
to
 
decrease
 
infant
 
mortality
 
and
 
preventable
 
illnesses. The
 
program
 
allows
 
children
 
and
 
pregnant
 
women
 
with
 
low
 
or
 
moderate
 
income
 
to
 
have
 
access
 
to
 
health
 
care
 
coverage. HOW
 
LONG
 
CAN
 
A
 
FAMILY
 
RECEIVE
 
RSM? woman
 
meeting
 
the
 
income
 
standards
 
may
 
become
 
eligible
 
within
 
60
 
days
 
after
 
giving
 
birth,
 
even
 
if
 
she
 
did
 
not
 
apply
 
during
 
pregnancy
 
or
 
delivery. Infants,
 
born
 
to
 
women
 
receiving
 
Medicaid
 
on
 
the
 
day
 
the
 
child
 
is
 
born,
 
receive
 
Medicaid
 
until
 
they
 
reach
 
their
 
first
 
birthday. Right
 
from
 
the
 
Start
 
Medicaid
 
(RSM)
 
for
 
children
 
pays
 
for
 
medical
 
care
 
for
 
children
 
age
 
0
 
up
 
through
 
the
 
month
 
of
 
the
 
19th
 
birthday
 
as
 
long
 
as
 
the
 
child
 
remains
 
eligible. Medicaid
 
eligibility
 
must
 
be
 
renewed
 
every
 
6
 
months.