1. (a) All pregnant women who are receiving medical assistance shall:

   1. (1) Remain eligible for medical assistance through the duration of the pregnancy and the 12 month postpartum period pursuant to RSA 167:68, IV(a); and
   2. (2) Not be required to complete a redetermination until the end of the postpartum period.

2. (b) Eligibility for medical assistance shall remain in effect regardless of the individual’s change in circumstance except when the following occurs:

   1. (1) The individual requests voluntary termination;
   2. (2) The individual has moved out of New Hampshire;
   3. (3) The department determines that eligibility was determined incorrectly at the most recent determination of eligibility because of an error made by the department;
   4. (4) The department determines fraud, abuse, or perjury attributed to the individual; or
   5. (5) The individual dies.
3. (c) Medical assistance shall terminate on the last day of the month in which the 12 month postpartum period ends, if no longer eligible for any other medicaid category, in accordance with 42 CFR 435.916(f).

Source. #13975, eff 5-23-24