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
 

Need
 
Help?
 

Newborn
 
Frequently
 
Asked
 
Questions
  


Content: Unborn
 
Does
 
Not
 
Have
 
a
 
Medicaid
 
Number
 

 
If
 
the
 
pregnant
 
mother
 
is
 
Medicaid
 
eligible
 
but
 
her
 
unborn
 
baby
 
does
 
not
 
have
 
a
 
Medicaid
 
number,
 
providers
 
may
 
request
 
eligibility
 
for
 
the
 
baby
 
by
 
emailing
 
a
 
completed
 
and
 
password
 
protected
 
“Master
 
Unborn
 
Provider
 
Spreadsheet”
 
to
 
the
 
Department
 
of
 
Children
 
and
 
Families
 
at
 
SR_CCC_Babies@dcf.state.fl.us. The
 
spreadsheet
 
and
 
instructions
 
can
 
be
 
found
 
at
 

http://ahca.myflorida.com/medicaid/Newborn/index.shtml. Need
 
Help? If
 
you
 
have
 
a
 
complaint
 
about
 
not
 
getting
 
reimbursed
 
by
 
an
 
MMA
 
plan
 
for
 
services
 
provided
 
to
 
a
 
baby,
 
or
 
about
 
the
 
baby
 
not
 
getting
 
retroactively
 
enrolled
 
to
 
the
 
mother’s
 
plan
 
back
 
to
 
the
 
date
 
of
 
birth,
 
you
 
may
 
report
 
your
 
complaint
 
to
 
the
 
Agency
 
for
 
Health
 
Care
 
Administration
 
(AHCA)
 
through
 
the
 
Florida
 
Statewide
 
Medicaid
 
Managed
 
Care
 
Program
 
Complaint
 
Form,
 
which
 
can
 
be
 
found
 
at
 
https://apps.ahca.myflorida.com/smmc_cirts/.
 
Your
 
issue
 
will
 
be
 
reviewed
 
by
 
AHCA
 
staff
 
and
 
you
 
will
 
be
 
contacted
 
to
 
assist
 
you
 
with
 
resolving
 
your
 
concerns. You
 
can
 
also
 
contact
 
a
 
Medicaid
 
representative
 
by
 
phone
 
at
 
1-877-254-1055
 
(8:00
 
am
 
ET
 
–
 
5:00
 
pm
 
ET). Newborn
 
Frequently
 
Asked
 
Questions
  

 
The
 
baby
 
is
 
seen
 
by
 
the
 
provider
 
for
 
the
 
initial
 
visit
 
after
 
delivery. Provider
 
checks
 
the
 
baby’s
 
eligibility
 
on
 
the
 
date
 
of
 
service
 
and
 
the
 
eligibility
 
is
 
not
 
active. Suggestion: Provide
 
services
 
to
 
the
 
baby. If
 
the
 
mother
 
has
 
Medicaid
 
eligibility
 
then
 
the
 
baby
 
is
 
presumptively
 
eligible.