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Manual Title Chapter Page Revision Date Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility M03 July 2018 Subchapter Subject Page ending with Page M0310 GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES M0310.124 35

M0310.123 PARENT

A. Definition Under federal regulations, a parent means either the mother or the father, married or unmarried, natural or adoptive following entry of the interlocutory or final adoption order, whichever comes first. 1. Mother Married on Child’s Birth Date A mother who was married at the time of her child's birth may name on the application someone other than her husband as the child’s father. The man to whom she was married at the time of the child’s birth, however, is considered the child’s father unless DCSE or a court determines otherwise. DCSE or the court must exclude the mother’s husband, considered the legal father, as the child’s father before the paternity status of the man named on the application is determined. 2. Mother NOT Married on Child’s Birth Date If the mother was NOT married when the child was born, the man who is living in the home and who is listed on the application as the child’s father is the child’s acknowledged father, unless the agency receives evidence that contradicts the application, such as the child’s birth certificate that has another man named as the child’s father. 3. Paternity Evidence If evidence of paternity is required to establish eligibility or ineligibility, such evidence must be entered in the eligibility case record. B. Procedures NOTE: The mother’s marital status at the time of the child’s birth does not require verification; her declaration of her marital status is sufficient. Section M0330.200 contains the detailed requirements for the LIFC covered group in which a parent of a dependent child can be eligible for Medicaid.

M0310.124 PREGNANT WOMAN

A. Definition A woman of any age who attests that she is pregnant meets the definition of a pregnant woman. At the time of application, applicants are asked if they are pregnant and if so, how many babies are expected. The pregnant woman definition is met the first day of the month in which the woman attests she is pregnant. She meets the definition of a pregnant woman for the retroactive period if she was pregnant during the retroactive months.