Clarifying Information:

Resource Transfer Provisions Do Not Apply.

The 12 month postpartum period begins in the month following the baby’s date of birth or estimated due date. For example, if the baby is born on September 15th, 2023, the postpartum period will end September 30th, 2024.

A mother on any full Medicaid or Kid Care CHIP Program, who reports that they had a baby while on Medicaid, even if they did not report their pregnancy, is still entitled to 12 months postpartum coverage beginning with the month following the birth of the baby.

The only programs this does not include is: Subsidized Adoption, 12 Month Extended, Emergency Services, Pregnant By Choice (PBC), QMB, SLMB, QI, Basic Foster Care, and Institutional Foster Care.