I. PURPOSE
This Administrative Directive (ADM) advises social services
districts of an amendment to the Social Services Law (SSL)
relating to Medical Assistance (MA) eligibility for infants under
one year of age. Effective October 1, 1991, an infant whose mother
was eligible for and receiving MA on the date of the child's birth
is eligible for MA for up to one year from the date of birth
regardless of whether the mother remains eligible after the
pregnancy ends.
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