Title: 
Headings: Medicaid Eligibility for Newborn Babies
Medicaid
 
Eligibility
 
for
 
Newborn
 
Babies
 

Unborn
 
Activation
 
Process
 

Enrollment
 
in
 
a
 
Managed
 
Medical
 
Assistance
 
(MMA)
 
Plan
 

Enrollment
 
in
 
an
 
MMA
 
Specialty
 
Plan
 

Voluntary
 
Change
 
of
 
MMA
 
Plan
 
for
 
Baby
 

Unborn
 
Does
 
Not
 
Have
 
a
 
Medicaid
 
Number
 

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Frequently
 
Asked
 
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Content: For
 
up
 
to
 
90
 
days
 
after
 
birth,
 
the
 
Agency
 
will
 
enroll
 
a
 
newborn
 
in
 
the
 
same
 
plan
 
as
 
the
 
mother. After
 
90
 
days,
 
the
 
Agency
 
will
 
assign
 
infants
 
according
 
to
 
the
 
Agency’s
 
MMA
 
standard
 
auto
 
assignment
 
criteria. Most
 
Medicaid
 
services
 
are
 
covered
 
by
 
the
 
MMA
 
plan,
 
but
 
a
 
few,
 
such
 
as
 
newborn
 
hearing
 
screening,
 
are
 
fee
 
for
 
service,
 
and
 
should
 
be
 
submitted
 
for
 
payment
 
to
 
the
 
Medicaid
 
fiscal
 
agent. Claims
 
should
 
not
 
be
 
submitted
 
to
 
HP
 
for
 
services
 
covered
 
by
 
the
 
MMA
 
plans. Providers
 
should
 
submit
 
claims
 
for
 
payment
 
of
 
MMA
 
covered
 
Medicaid
 
services
 
to
 
the
 
baby’s
 
MMA
 
plan. Enrollment
 
in
 
an
 
MMA
 
Specialty
 
Plan
 
If
 
the
 
mother
 
is
 
enrolled
 
in
 
an
 
MMA
 
plan,
 
the
 
baby
 
will
 
automatically
 
be
 
enrolled
 
in
 
the
 
mother’s
 
plan
 
retroactively
 
back
 
to
 
the
 
date
 
of
 
birth,
 
unless
 
the
 
mother
 
is
 
enrolled
 
in
 
an
 
MMA
 
specialty
 
plan. If
 
the
 
mother
 
is
 
in
 
an
 
MMA
 
specialty
 
plan,
 
the
 
baby
 
will
 
be
 
fee
 
for
 
service
 
initially. The
 
baby
 
will
 
then
 
be
 
mandatorily
 
assigned
 
to
 
an
 
MMA
 
plan
 
unless
 
a
 
voluntary
 
choice
 
is
 
made,
 
and
 
the
 
assignment
 
will
 
begin
 
the
 
first
 
of
 
the
 
next
 
month. Providers
 
should
 
always
 
check
 
the
 
baby’s
 
eligibility
 
and
 
MMA
 
plan
 
enrollment
 
for
 
the
 
specific
 
date
 
of
 
service. Voluntary
 
Change
 
of
 
MMA
 
Plan
 
for
 
Baby
 
The
 
mother
 
can
 
also
 
choose
 
a
 
different
 
MMA
 
plan
 
than
 
her
 
plan
 
for
 
the
 
baby.