# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 09 — Medical Care Programs

### Chapter 62 — Separate Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and CHIP Health Services Initiative Eligibility

#### Regulation .09 Certification Periods.

*COMAR 10.09.62.09*

A. For a targeted low-income child, certification for the separate CHIP Program begins:

  (1) On the first day of the month of application, no earlier than conception, and continues until the last day of the month in which the pregnancy ends; or

  (2) For retroactive coverage, if medical expenses were incurred during the earlier months:

    (a) 3 months before the month of application but no earlier than conception; and

    (b) Continues until the last day of the month in which the pregnancy ends.

B. For the birthing parent of a targeted low-income child, certification for the CHIP Health Services Initiative begins:

  (1) On the first day of the month following the end of the pregnancy, and continues until the last day of the fourth month after the pregnancy ends;

  (2) For retroactive coverage, if medical expenses were incurred during the earlier months:

    (a) 3 months before the month of application, if those months are not prior to the last day of the month in which the pregnancy ends; and

    (b) Continues until the last day of the month in which the pregnancy ends.