1. (a) All children under age 19 receiving medical assistance shall:

   1. (1) Remain eligible for medical assistance, beginning on the effective date of the individual's eligibility, pursuant to He-W 880, through the end of the 12 month continuous eligibility period; and
   2. (2) Not be required to complete a redetermination until the end of the 12 month continued eligibility period as described in 42 CFR 435.926(c).

2. (b) Eligibility for medical assistance for children under age 19 shall remain in effect regardless of any change in circumstance, except when the following occurs:

   1. (1) The child turns age 19;
   2. (2) The child moves out of New Hampshire;
   3. (3) The child or child’s representative requests a voluntary termination of eligibility;
   4. (4) The department determines that eligibility was determined incorrectly at the recent determination of eligibility because of an error made by the department;
   5. (5) The department determines fraud, abuse, or perjury attributed to the individual; or
   6. (6) The child dies.
3. (c) Eligibility for medical assistance for children under age 19 shall terminate on the last day of the month in which the 12 month continuous eligibility ends, if no longer eligible for any other medicaid category, in accordance with 42 CFR 435.916(f).

Source. #13975, eff 5-23-24