PUBLIC LAW 99-509—OCT. 21, 1986
100 STAT. 2059
"(A) begins with the date on which a qualified provider determines, on the basis of preliminary information, that the family income of the woman does not exceed the applicable income level of eligibility under the State plan, and "(B) ends with (and includes) the earlier of— aty "(i) the day on which a determination is made with respect to the eligibility of the woman for medical Wi I1&: assistance under the State plan, "(ii) the day that is 45 days after the date on which the provider makes the determination referred to in subparagraph (A), or "(iii) in the case of a woman who does not file an application for medical assistance within 14 calendar days after the date on which the provider makes the determination referred to in subparagraph (A), the fourteenth calendar day after such determination is t made; and "(2) the term 'qualified provider' means any provider that— "(A) is eligible for payments under a State plan approved under this title, «' "(B) provides services of the type described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 1905(a)(2) or in section 1905(a)(9), "(C) is determined by the State agency to be capable of making determinations of the type described in paragraph (1)(A), and "(D)(i) receives funds under— zs 3l "(I) section 329 or section 330 of the Public Health |r!' Service Act, or "(II) title V of this Act; tiO' "(ii) participates in a program established under— "(I) section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, or f "(II) section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer 2 Protection Act of 1973; or "(iii) participates in a State perinatal program. "(c)(1) The State agency shall provide qualified providers with— "(A) such forms as are necessary for a pregnant woman to I make application for medical assistance under the State plan, I and "(B) information on how to assist such women in completing n and filing such forms. "(2) A qualified provider that determines under subsection (b)(1)(A) that a pregnant woman is presumptively eligible for medical assistance under a State plan shall— "(A) notify the State agency of the determination within 5 working days after the date on which determination is made, and "(B) inform the woman at the time the determination is made that she is required to make application for medical assistance under the State plan within 14 calendar days after the date on which the determination is made. "(3) A pregnant woman who is determined by a qualified provider to be presumptively eligible for medical assistance under a State plan shall make application for medical assistance under such plan within 14 calendar days after the date on which the determination is made.
42 USC 1396d.
42 USC 254b, 254c. 42 USC 701. 42 USC 1786. 42 USC 1446a.
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