LAC 50:III.20301. General Provisions

A. Effective May 1, 2007, the Department of Health and Hospitals provides State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) coverage of prenatal care services to low income, non-citizen women as an expansion of coverage for children under Title XXI of the Social Security Act. SCHIP coverage of prenatal care services will be an expansion of coverage for children, from conception to birth, with income from 0 percent through 200 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). B. Effective December 31, 2013, coverage of SCHIP prenatal care services shall be expanded to include any pregnant woman with income between 138 percent and 214 percent of the FPL.