COMAR 10.09.62.09. Certification Periods
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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 09 MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS › Chapter 62 Separate Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and CHIP Health Services Initiative Eligibility › COMAR 10.09.62.09
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A. For a targeted low-income child, certification for the separate CHIP Program begins:
(1) On the first day of the month of application, no earlier than conception, and continues until the last day of the month in which the pregnancy ends; or
(2) For retroactive coverage, if medical expenses were incurred during the earlier months:
(a) 3 months before the month of application but no earlier than conception; and
(b) Continues until the last day of the month in which the pregnancy ends.
B. For the birthing parent of a targeted low-income child, certification for the CHIP Health Services Initiative begins:
(1) On the first day of the month following the end of the pregnancy, and continues until the last day of the fourth month after the pregnancy ends;
(2) For retroactive coverage, if medical expenses were incurred during the earlier months:
(a) 3 months before the month of application, if those months are not prior to the last day of the month in which the pregnancy ends; and
(b) Continues until the last day of the month in which the pregnancy ends.
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