Title 16
13000 Medical Assistance Program Overview
13404 Low Income Families With Children Under Section 1931
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, P.L. 104-193, Section 114, established a new Medicaid eligibility group for low income families with children at Section 1931 of the Social Security Act. Coverage for this mandatory categorically needy group of families with children was effective March 10, 1997, the date that Delaware's TANF plan was approved.
Families who are eligible for Medicaid under Section 1931 may be receiving TANF cash assistance or may be Medicaid only families.
13405 Pregnant Women And Infants
A pregnant woman who would be eligible for Medicaid if her infant were born may be eligible for Medicaid from verification of her pregnancy until at least 60 days post-partum.
Infants born to Medicaid eligible mothers are deemed eligible for Medicaid for one year as long as the mother remains eligible and the child remains in the house with the mother.
