2013 Ohio Revised Code
Title [51] LI PUBLIC WELFARE
Chapter 5111 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
Section 5111.0124 - Implementation of the presumptive eligibility for pregnant women option.
(A) As used in this section:
"Children's hospital" has the same meaning as in section 2151.86 of the Revised Code.
"Federally-qualified health center" has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B).
"Federally qualified health center look-alike" has the same meaning as in section 3701.047 of the Revised Code.
"Presumptive eligibility for pregnant women option" means the option available under 42 U.S.C. 1396r-1 to make ambulatory prenatal care available to pregnant women under the medicaid program during presumptive eligibility periods.
"Qualified provider" has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C. 1396r - 1(b)(2).
(B) The director of job and family services shall submit a medicaid state plan amendment to the United States secretary of health and human services to implement the presumptive eligibility for pregnant women option. The director shall include in the medicaid state plan amendment a request to authorize children's hospitals, federally qualified health centers, and federally qualified health center look-alikes, if they are eligible to be qualified providers under 42 U.S.C. 1396r - 1(b)(2) and request to serve as qualified providers, to serve as qualified providers for purposes of the presumptive eligibility for pregnant women option. The director may include in the medicaid state plan amendment a request to authorize other types of providers that are eligible to be qualified providers under 42 U.S.C. 1396r - 1(b)(2) and request to serve as qualified providers to serve as qualified providers for purposes of the presumptive eligibility for pregnant women option. The director shall begin to implement the medicaid state plan amendment on the later of April 1, 2012, or a date that is not later than ninety days after the effective date of the approval of the amendment.
The director shall adopt rules under section 5111.011 of the Revised Code as necessary to implement this section.
Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28,HB 153, ยง101.01, eff. 9/29/2011.
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