PM 04-01-07-c: Postpartum - Medical Coverage

WAG 04-01-07-c.

A woman who is in a TANF adult-only pregnant woman cash case when her pregnancy ends is eligible for Revised Text.postpartum coverage. Her legal spouse in the case is not eligible for Revised Text.the postpartum coverage.

The Revised Text.postpartum period starts the first day of the month following the month in which the pregnancy ended and continues through the last day of the calendar month in which the postpartum period ends.Deleted Text

Revised Text.Provide postpartum coverage to a woman when she:

  • had a miscarriage or abortion, if she was receiving Medicaid based on her pregnancy at the time of the miscarriage or abortion; or
  • signed an adoption agreement, if she was receiving Medicaid based on her pregnancy at the time the child was born. (In Illinois, an adoption agreement cannot be signed until at least 72 hours after the birth of a child.)

Revised Text.See PM 06-09-05-a Postpartum Coverage