Wash. Admin. Code § 182-505-0117 - Washington apple health-Eligibility for pregnant minors
(1) For the purposes of this rule, "minor"
means a person under the age of 19.
(2) A pregnant minor who meets Washington
state residency requirements under WAC
182-503-0520
and
182-503-0525
is eligible for the Washington apple health for kids program.
(3) The medical assistance unit (MAU) of a
pregnant minor is the pregnant minor.
(4) There are no income standards and no
resource tests for a pregnant minor to be eligible for apple health for
kids.
(5) To ensure reimbursement
from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, every pregnant minor
applicant for apple health for kids must provide their Social Security number,
unless they are exempt under WAC
182-503-0515,
and must provide their citizenship or immigration status. The immigration
status of a pregnant minor who is an undocumented alien (see WAC
182-503-0530)
will not be disclosed to any third party.
(6) The assignment of rights as described in
WAC
182-503-0540
does not apply to pregnant minors.
(7) A pregnant minor covered by the apple
health for kids program has a one-year certification period. If a minor has
their 19th birthday during their pregnancy, they are automatically enrolled in
apple health for pregnancy coverage through the end of the month their
pregnancy ends. They are eligible for after-pregnancy coverage for 12 months,
beginning the first day of the month after their pregnancy ends.
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