1. A. Eligibility. A child born to a Title XXI member, is eligible for 12 months of coverage without filing an application under Title XXI provided:

   1. 1. The child continues to live with the child’s mother during the 12-month period; and
   2. 2. One of the events as specified in R9-31-307(A) does not occur.
2. B. Deemed Coverage. A newborn’s deemed newborn coverage shall begin effective with a newborn’s date of birth and end with the last day of the month in which a newborn turns age 1. Deemed newborn status does not preclude a child from being approved for Title XIX.
3. C. Enrollment choice for a newborn. A newborn shall be enrolled with a mother’s enrollment choice as specified in contract.
4. D. Notification of enrollment. The Administration or its designee shall notify a mother of a newborn’s enrollment and provide a mother an opportunity to select an enrollment choice as specified in Chapter 22, Article 17.

Historical Note

Adopted under an exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1998, Ch. 4, § 11, 4th Special Session, effective October 23, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 3670, effective September 10, 1999 (Supp. 99-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 248, effective January 7, 2014 (Supp. 14-1).