New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-W - Former Division of Human Services
Chapter He-W 600 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE
Part He-W 680 - INITIATION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Section He-W 680.01 - Initiation of Medical Assistance

(a) Unless otherwise specified, eligibility for categorically needy and medically needy medical assistance shall begin the day of application if all eligibility requirements are met on that date.

(b) The monthly spenddown period for in and out medically needy medical assistance shall begin no earlier than the date of application and continue for one calendar month from that date.

(c) If all eligibility requirements are not met on the date of application, eligibility for categorically needy and medically needy medical assistance shall begin the day of the month in which all eligibility requirements are met.

(d) If a newborn child is added to the assistance group, eligibility shall begin on the date of birth.

(e) In and out medically needy medical assistance shall begin on the day of the month in which incurred medical costs equal or exceed the amount of the spenddown.

(f) If application is made for retroactive categorically needy or medically needy medical assistance, medical assistance shall be provided for each of the 3 retroactive months directly preceding the month of application for which eligibility has been established, pursuant to He-W 680.02 and 42 CFR 435.914.

(g) Eligibility for a retroactive month under (f) above shall be determined beginning with the day prior to the application date back to the same date in the retroactive month, if all eligibility factors are met at any time during that month.

(h) If application is made for retroactive in and out medically needy medical assistance under (f) above, medical assistance shall be determined separately for each of the 3 retroactive months, pursuant to 42 CFR 435.914.

(i) Eligibility for a retroactive month for in and out medically needy medical assistance under (f) above shall begin on the day of the month in which incurred medical costs equal or exceed the amount of the spenddown.

(j) When ANB or APTD categorically or medically needy medical assistance is denied by the department of health and human services or the social security administration (SSA) decision and the department's or the SSA's decision is subsequently reversed, medical assistance shall be determined beginning on the date of application, provided that: