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to cooperate. This sanction will be removed once the mother meets the enumeration requirements; or 2. Record of birth – If the newborn’s SSN is not provided at birth, Medicaid eligibility is provided under the mother’s SSN if the hospital record of birth is submitted by the parents. The hospital record of birth is a written document indicating that the newborn was discharged in the mother's care and information related to date of birth and verifying citizenship. The hospital record of birth must be signed by the appropriate authorized representative of the hospital. If the infant was not born in a hospital, proof of application for an SSN, self-attestation and signed attestation of an attending health provider or birthing assistant may be accepted as a record of birth. 3. Verification – The birth may be reported by the parent/caretaker, or another family member or friend, the parent/caretaker's Medicaid managed care plan, or the hospital in which the child was born. See § 1.8(A)(2) of this Part above for information pertaining to the hospital record of birth. B. Federal law and Regulations prohibit the use of Federal matching funds for health care provided on the premises of correctional facilities to otherwise MACC-eligible persons while incarcerated. Accordingly, full Medicaid health coverage of such persons is suspended during periods of incarceration. While the suspension remains in effect, the State is responsible for reimbursing costs related to acute care hospital stays of twenty-four (24) or more hours, but only when the otherwise Medicaid-eligible incarcerated person receives that care off the premises of the correctional facility. 1. Reinstatement upon Release. Medicaid health coverage that has been suspended due to incarceration must be reinstated promptly by the Medicaid agency upon the person’s release from a correctional facility. 2. Residency. Suspension of Medicaid health coverage is limited to Rhode Island residents while incarcerated in correctional facilities. Medicaid health coverage for Rhode Islanders incarcerated in the correctional facilities of other States or in a Federal penitentiary is terminated in accordance with the residency requirements set forth herein. C. Infants. An infant born to an incarcerated pregnant person with suspended eligibility is treated as a deemed newborn in accordance with § 1.8(A) of this Part above and is qualified to receive Medicaid health coverage until the end of the month of the infant’s first (1st) birthday. D. Hospital Presumptive Eligibility – Under 42 C.F.R. § 435.1110 (2023), States must allow qualified hospitals to provide presumptive Medicaid eligibility to individuals who are not already Medicaid members for a limited period. This form of “presumptive eligibility” is only available in certain circumstances when a qualified hospital determines, on the basis of preliminary information, that an individual has the characteristics for Medicaid eligibility. Such individuals are “presumed eligible” for Medicaid until the end of the following month or the date full