A. Eligibility for the separate CHIP Program may be established for a targeted low-income child from conception to birth when the:
- (1) Birthing parent is not a citizen or qualified alien; and
- (2) Family income is equal to or less than 250 percent of the federal poverty level.
- B. Eligibility for the CHIP Health Services Initiative may be established for a birthing parent for postpartum coverage if a targeted low-income child applied for the separate CHIP Program on or before the day prior to their birth and was subsequently found eligible for the separate CHIP Program.
Authority: Estates and Trusts Article, §14.5-1002; Health-General Article, §§2-104(b), 2-105(b), 15-103, 15-105, 15-121, and 15-401—15-407;
Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: November 13, 2023 (50:22 Md. R. 974)