Title: Deemed Newborns | dhcf
Headings: Department of Health Care Finance - DHCF
Department of Health Care Finance - DHCF
Department of Health Care Finance - DHCF
Deemed Newborns
Who is Eligible?
Other Newborns
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Content: This includes a child who is born to a mother who is determined retroactively eligible for the date the child was born or to a non-citizen mother eligible for emergency services only); and
They live in the District of Columbia
Other Newborns
Newborns are only eligible under the Deemed Newborn category if the pregnant woman was eligible for Medicaid on the date of delivery. Other newborns are not automatically eligible for Medicaid and cannot qualify for Medicaid under the Deemed Newborn category. They may be eligible under the Infant and Children eligibility category. The parent/caretaker relative would have to submit an application for health coverage to determine eligibility. District of Columbia Medicaid provides medical coverage for newborns with family income of up to 319% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). To find out more information about how your child may qualify for the DC Medicaid program under the children category, please select here. Contact TTY: 711
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