16 Del. Admin. Code § 15000-15210
The section describes the eligibility requirements for the Deemed Newborn Group.
An infant born to a woman eligible for and receiving Delaware Medicaid (including emergency services and labor and delivery only coverage) on the date of the infant's birth is deemed eligible at birth.
An infant must meet the general eligibility requirements described in Section 14000.
Exceptions: An application for the newborn is not required. A newborn deemed eligible does not have to provide or apply for a Social Security number until age one.
There is no income test. Eligibility begins on the date of birth and continues until the end of the month in which the infant turns age one regardless of changes in income. The newborn's eligibility is not dependent on the continuation of the mother's eligibility for Medicaid.
16 Del. Admin. Code § 15000-15210
26 DE Reg. 952( 5/1/2023) (Final)