N.Y. Social Services Law Section 366-G
Newborn enrollment for medical assistance


1.

Each hospital licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law shall report to the department of health, or such other entity designated by the department of health, in such format as the department of health shall provide, each live birth of a child to a woman receiving medical assistance on the date of the birth. Such reports shall be made within five business days of the birth and shall include data identifying the mother and child.

2.

Each hospital licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law, upon discharge after delivery of a child, shall notify, in plain language and in such manner as the department of health shall provide, each mother in receipt of medical assistance that such child is deemed to be enrolled in the medical assistance program regardless of his or her receipt of a medical assistance identification card or client identification number or other proof of the child’s eligibility, and may access care, services and supplies in accordance with this title and other applicable laws.

3.

The commissioner of health shall establish a procedure to ensure that every child born to a mother who is receiving medical assistance on the date of the child’s birth is automatically enrolled in the medical assistance program, assigned a client identification number, and issued an active medical assistance identification card, as soon as possible, but in no event later than ten business days from the receipt of the report required pursuant to subdivision one of this section.

4.

(a) Consistent with the provisions of § 366 (Eligibility)section three hundred sixty-six of this title, a child under the age of one year whose mother is receiving medical assistance, or whose mother was receiving medical assistance on the date of the child’s birth, who is presented to a medical assistance provider, as defined in § 366-D (Medical assistance provider)section three hundred sixty-six-d of this title, for care, shall be deemed to be enrolled in the medical assistance program regardless of the issuance of a medical assistance identification card or client identification number to such child or other proof of the child’s eligibility.

(b)

A medical assistance provider that furnishes medical assistance as defined in § 365-A (Character and adequacy of assistance)section three hundred sixty-five-a of this title, to a child described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall be eligible for medical assistance reimbursement for such assistance regardless of whether the child has been issued a medical assistance identification card, client identification number or other proof of eligibility. Reimbursement under this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of this title, including, as appropriate, section 364-j of this title and all other applicable laws, rules, regulations and administrative directions.

Source: Section 366-G — Newborn enrollment for medical assistance, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/SOS/366-G (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

363
Declaration of objects
363‑A
Federal aid
363‑B
Agreements for federal determination of eligibility of aged, blind and disabled persons for medical assistance
363‑C
Medicaid management
363‑D
Provider compliance program
363‑E
Medicaid plan, applications for waivers and plan amendments
363‑F
Electronic visit verification for personal care and home health providers
364
Responsibility for standards
364‑A
Cooperation of state departments
364‑B
Residential and medical care placement demonstration projects
364‑C
National long term care channeling demonstration project
364‑D
Medical assistance research and demonstration projects
364‑E
Aid to families with dependent children homemaker/home health aide demonstration projects
364‑F
Primary care case management programs
364‑G
Medical assistance capitation rate demonstration project
364‑H
Foster family care demonstration programs for elderly or disabled persons
364‑I
Medical assistance presumptive eligibility program
364‑J
Managed care programs
364‑J‑2
Transitional supplemental payments
364‑JJ
Special advisory review panel on Medicaid managed care
364‑KK
Condition of Participation
364‑M
Statewide patient centered medical home program
364‑N
Diabetes and chronic disease self-management pilot program
365
Responsibility for assistance
365‑A
Character and adequacy of assistance
365‑B
Local medical plans: professional directors
365‑C
Medical advisory committee
365‑D
Medicaid evidence based benefit review advisory committee
365‑E
Optional or continued membership in entities offering comprehensive health services plans
365‑F
Consumer directed personal assistance program
365‑G
Utilization review for certain care, services and supplies
365‑H
Provision and reimbursement of transportation costs
365‑J
Advisory opinions
365‑K
Provision of prenatal care services
365‑L
Health homes
365‑M
Administration and management of behavioral health services
365‑N
Department of health assumption of program administration
365‑O
Provision and coverage of services for living organ donors
365‑P
Doulas for Medicaid
366
Eligibility
366‑A
Applications for assistance
366‑B
Penalties for fraudulent practices
366‑C
Treatment of income and resources of institutionalized persons
366‑D
Medical assistance provider
366‑E
Certified home health agency medicare billing
366‑F
Persons acting in concert with a medical assistance provider
366‑G
Newborn enrollment for medical assistance
366‑H
Automated system
366‑I
Long-term care financing demonstration program
367
Authorization for hospital care
367‑A
Payments
367‑B
Medical assistance information and payment system
367‑C
Payment for long term home health care programs
367‑D
Personal care need determination
367‑E
Payment for AIDS home care programs
367‑F
Partnership for long term care program
367‑G
Authorization and provision of personal emergency response services
367‑H
Payment for assisted living programs
367‑I
Personal care services provider assessments
367‑O
Health insurance demonstration programs
367‑P
Responsibilities of local districts for personal care services, home care services and private duty nursing
367‑P*2
Payment for limited home care services agencies
367‑Q
Personal care services worker recruitment and retention program
367‑R
Private duty nursing services worker recruitment and retention program
367‑S
Long term care demonstration program
367‑S*2
Emergency medical transportation services
367‑T
Payment for emergency physician services
367‑U
Payment for home telehealth services
367‑V
County long-term care financing demonstration program
367‑W
Health care and mental hygiene worker bonuses
367‑X
Payment for violence prevention programs
367‑Y
Reimbursement for treatment in place and transportation to alternative health care settings
368
Quarterly estimates
368‑A
State reimbursement
368‑B
State reimbursement to local health districts
368‑C
Audit of state rates of payment to providers of health care services
368‑D
Reimbursement to public school districts and state operated/state supported schools which operate pursuant to article eighty-five, eighty...
368‑E
Reimbursement to counties for pre-school children with handicapping conditions
368‑F
Reimbursement of costs under the early intervention program
369
Application of other provisions

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 366-G’s source at nysenate​.gov

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