Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-50-.03 – Recipient Eligibility

(1) Eligibility of recipients for preventive health education services varies according to the type of service being provided.
1. (a) Prenatal Education services are limited to those Medicaid eligible females who are pregnant (as evidenced by physical examination or a positive pregnancy test).
2. (b) Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Education is available to all Medicaid eligible non-pregnant individuals of childbearing age who are eligible for services under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program, regardless of sex or previous pregnancy.

Author: Dee Lockridge

Statutory Authority: State Plan for Medical Assistance; Title XIX, Social Security Act;42 C.F.R. §440.130.

History: Emergency rule: Effective December 11, 1991. Permanent rule effective March 13,1992. Amended: Filed June 6, 1995; effective July 11, 1995. Amended: Filed April 8,1996; effective May 13, 1996.