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Screen. A refugee may not receive Medicaid under this provision once his initial four/twelve- month eligibility period ends.

Low-income Parent/Caretaker refugees who are within their first 12 months (4-months on or after 5/5/25) of entry in the country will be placed into MAGF (Parent or Caretaker Relative, not eligible for HIP) instead of MA Q (Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA). These members will remain in MAGF up to twelve months depending on their entry date into the U.S. At the end of the eligibility period, the State Eligibility system will explore all other eligible categories for the member, including HIP. 1620.50.00 PREGNANT HOOSIERS - FULL COVERAGE (MED 3) These categories are identified in IEDSS as MAMA and MAGP. To be eligible for these categories pregnant individuals must have an attestation of pregnancy and have income less than or equal to 208% of the Federal Poverty Level, with the 5% MAGI disregard included if needed to pass.25 There are no resource eligibility requirements for these categories.

If a pregnant individual receiving coverage under either of these two categories receives an increase in income which causes their countable income to exceed the standard, they remain eligible for pregnancy-related coverage through the end of the 12 months postpartum period, as explained in Section 1610.50.00.24 The 12-month postpartum period is available to an individual who meets one of the following criteria:

• Applies for Medical Assistance while pregnant and is eligible on the date pregnancy ends (by birth or other means). • Applies for Medical Assistance while pregnant and is eligible on the date pregnancy ends (by birth or other means) and/or was both pregnant and financially eligible in the month of application or one of the three retro months prior to the application. • Applies for Medicaid after the child is born (or the pregnancy is terminated by other means) and was both pregnant and financially eligible in the month of application or one of the three retro months prior to the application Month. For a pregnant individual who was eligible and enrolled on the date their pregnancy ends, the agency must provide coverage described through the last day of the month in which the 12-month postpartum period ends. 25