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§17-1716-1

§17-1716-19 Purpose §17-1716-20 Freedom of choice §17-1716-21 Enrollment into a participating

health plan §17-1716-22 Benefits §17-1716-23 Disenrollment from a health plan §§17-1716-24 to 17-1716-28 (Reserved)

Historical Note: This chapter is based substantially upon repealed chapters 17-1722.2, 17-1726, 17-1727, 17-1728, and 17-1732. [E££ 08/01/94; am 07/20/95; am 01/29/96; am 03/30/96; am 11/25/96; am 12/27/97; am 07/06/99; am 06/19/00; am 10/26/01; am 12/03/01; am 02/16/02; am 05/10/03; am 04/08/05; am 09/17/07; am 01/31/09; am 06/11/09; am 09/10/09; am 04/30/10; am 08/19/11; am 06/25/12; R 09/30/13)

SUBCHAPTER 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§17-1716-1 Purpose. This chapter establishes the Pregnant Women Group. The Pregnant Women Group, created through the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, provides Medicaid eligibility for a woman who is pregnant, to include a pregnant individual under age nineteen years, whose household income exceeds the age-specific income standard for a household of applicable size for participation under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, or under age twenty-one years and in receipt of foster care, kinship guardianship, or adoption assistance. [Eff 09/30/13; am and comp 11/10/16; comp AUG 2? 2024 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14; 42 C.F.R. §§435.116, 435.145, 435.201) (Imp: HRS §346-14; 42 C.F.R. §§435.116, 435.145, 435.201)

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