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
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Other Newborns
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Deemed Newborns
District of Columbia Medicaid automatically covers infants born to pregnant women who were receiving Medicaid in DC on the date of delivery. This eligibility group is called “deemed newborns.” Medicaid eligibility continues for deemed newborns until the child’s first birthday, and citizenship documentation is not required. Deemed Newborns are automatically eligible for Medicaid for twelve (12) months unless the child is no longer a DC resident. Medicaid eligibility for a deemed newborn must be renewed when the child reaches the age of one (1). The infant continues to be eligible as long as they meet the eligibility requirements for the children category. However, children who are determined eligible for Medicaid as deemed newborns are considered to have provided satisfactory documentation of citizenship and identity (by virtue of being born in the United States) and will not be required to further document citizenship or identity at any future Medicaid renewal. Who is Eligible? Deemed Newborns are eligible for Medicaid in the District, if: They are born to a woman determined eligible for Medicaid benefits on the date the child is born. (