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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 10

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 59 Chapter 10 The Case Maintenance Process

10.10 CONTINUOUSLY ELIGIBLE NEWBORN (CEN) CHILDREN A Continuously Eligible Newborn (CEN) child (birth – 12 months) is eligible for Medicaid until he reaches age one, when all of the conditions in Chapter 23 are met. The CEN must be added to his mother’s Medicaid case within five workdays of the date the birth is reported. 10.10.1 AG CLOSURES A child may be determined ineligible prior to the expiration of the 12-month Continuous Medicaid Eligibility (CME) period only if the child’s payee requests closure or if the child: • Moves out of state • Dies • Is approved for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and is eligible for SSI Medicaid • Is institutionalized