Section R9-31-309. Newborn Eligibility

A.      Eligibility. A child born to a Title XXI member, is eligible for 12 months of coverage without filing an application under Title XXI provided:

1.        The child continues to live with the child's mother during the 12-month period; and

2.        One of the events as specified in R9-31-307(A) does not occur.

B.       Deemed Coverage. A newborn's deemed newborn coverage shall begin effective with a newborn's date of birth and end with the last day of the month in which a newborn turns age 1. Deemed newborn status does not preclude a child from being approved for Title XIX.

C.      Enrollment choice for a newborn. A newborn shall be enrolled with a mother's enrollment choice as specified in contract.

D.      Notification of enrollment. The Administration or its designee shall notify a mother of a newborn's enrollment and provide a mother an opportunity to select an enrollment choice as speci- fied in Chapter 22, Article 17.

Historical Note

Adopted under an exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chap- ter 6, pursuant to Laws 1998, Ch. 4, § 11, 4th Special Ses-

sion, effective October 23, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 3670, effective Sep- tember 10, 1999 (Supp. 99-3). Amended by final

rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 248, effective January 7, 2014

(Supp. 14-1).