§ 435.1101 Definitions related to presumptive eligibility.

For the purposes of this subpart, the following definitions apply:

Application means, consistent with the definition at § 435.4, the single streamlined application adopted by the agency under § 435.907(a); and

Period of presumptive eligibility means a period that begins on the date on which a qualified entity determines that a child is presumptively eligible and ends with the earlier of—

(1) In the case of a child on whose behalf a Medicaid application has been filed, the day on which a decision is made on that application; or

(2) In the case of a child on whose behalf a Medicaid application has not been filed, the last day of the month following the month in which the determination of presumptive eligibility was made.