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: Activation
 
of
 
the
 
baby’s
 
Medicaid
 
coverage
 
can
 
be
 
done
 
by
 
providers
 
through
 
the
 
following
 
steps: Using
 
the
 
card
 
control
 
number,
 
look
 
up
 
the
 
baby’s
 
eligibility
 
record
 
using
 
the
 
Web
 
portal,
 
MEVS,
 
FaxBack,
 
or
 
AVRS. If
 
the
 
message
 
tells
 
you
 
that
 
the
 
baby
 
is
 
eligible,
 
no
 
further
 
action
 
is
 
needed. If
 
the
 
baby’s
 
number
 
is
 
inactive,
 
verify
 
the
 
mother
 
was
 
eligible
 
for
 
full
 
Medicaid
 
on
 
the
 
baby’s
 
date
 
of
 
birth
 
by
 
using
 
the
 
Web
 
portal,
 
MEVS,
 
FaxBack,
 
or
 
AVRS. The
 
Medicaid
 
fiscal
 
agent
 
will
 
not
 
activate
 
the
 
baby’s
 
coverage
 
if
 
the
 
mother
 
is
 
not
 
Medicaid
 
eligible. Complete
 
an
 
Unborn
 
Activation
 
Form. This
 
form
 
and
 
instructions
 
can
 
be
 
found
 
at
 
http://ahca.myflorida.com/medicaid/newborn/index.shtml. Fill
 
out
 
the
 
form
 
completely
 
as
 
incomplete
 
forms
 
will
 
be
 
returned
 
to
 
you. Photocopies
 
of
 
this
 
form
 
are
 
acceptable. Completed
 
forms
 
can
 
be
 
faxed
 
to
 
the
 
Medicaid
 
fiscal
 
agent,
 
HP
 
Enterprise
 
Services,
 
at
 
1-877-
231-2170.