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42 U.S. Code § 1396r-1. Presumptive eligibility for pregnant women
(a) Ambulatory prenatal care
A State plan approved under section 1396a of this title may provide for making ambulatory prenatal care available to a pregnant woman during a presumptive eligibility period.
(b) DefinitionsFor purposes of this section—
(1) the term “presumptive eligibility period” means, with respect to a pregnant woman, the period that—
(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—
(i)
the day on which a determination is made with respect to the eligibility of the woman for medical assistance under the State plan, or
(ii)
in the case of a woman who does not file an application by the last day of the month following the month during which the provider makes the determination referred to in subparagraph (A), such last day; and