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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL,SECTION A
A 200 Health Care Coverage Periods
For ARKids, the twelve (12) months of continuous coverage will begin with the later of the last approval or last renewal date and will end on the last day of the twelfth month. For Newborns, coverage will begin on the date of birth and will end on the last day of the month of the child’s first birthday. (See MS I-230 for transitioning a newborn to ARKids.)
EXAMPLE:Mary’s ARKids application date was January 2, 2014, and her application was approved on February 2, 2014. Her coverage will begin January 1, 2014. An income change occurs in July, which caused ineligibility. Mary’s ARKids case will not be closed until December 31, 2014, unless she moves out of state or turns nineteen (19) years of age before the twelve (12) continuous months end.