23 Miss. Code. R. 101-7.2 - Beginning Dates of CHIP Eligibility

A. The benefit start date for CHIP is generally a future month. Coverage authorized by the 3^rd (third) day of the current month is effective the current month. Coverage authorized after the 3^rd (third) day of the current is effective on the first (1st) of the following month.

B. There is one exception for limited retroactive coverage in CHIP. The start date for a CHIP-eligible newborn may be retroactive to the date of birth if the application for the newborn is filed within thirty-one (31) days of birth (start the thirty-one (31) day count the day following the date of birth).

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23 Miss. Code. R. 101-7.2

42 CFR §457.340(f) (Rev. 2012).