Common use of Newborn Infants Clause in Contracts

Newborn Infants. Newborn infants of non-presumptive eligible Members shall be deemed eligible for Medicaid and automatically enrolled with the Contractor as individual Members for sixty (60) days. The hospital shall request enrollment of a newborn at the time of birth, as set forth by the Department. Deemed eligible newborns are auto enrolled in Medicaid and enrollment is coordinated within the Cabinet. The delivery hospital is required to enter the birth record in the birth record system called KY CHILD (Kentucky’s Certificate of Live Birth, Hearing, Immunization, and Lab Data). That information is used to auto enroll the deemed eligible newborn within twenty-four (24) hours of birth. The Contractor is required to use the newborn’s Medicaid ID for any costs associated with child.

Newborn Infants. Newborn infants of non-presumptive eligible Members shall be deemed eligible for Medicaid and automatically enrolled with the Contractor as individual Members for sixty (60) days. The hospital shall request enrollment of a newborn at the time of birth, as set forth by the Department. Deemed eligible newborns are auto enrolled in Medicaid and enrollment is coordinated within the Cabinet. The delivery hospital is required to enter the birth record in the birth record system called KY CHILD (Kentucky’s Certificate of Live Birth, Hearing, Immunization, and Lab Data). That information is used to auto enroll the deemed eligible newborn within twenty-four (24) hours of birth. The Contractor is required to use the newborn’s Medicaid ID for any costs associated with child.four