12VAC30-40-200: Effective date of eligibility

a. Groups Other Than Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries.

(1) For the prospective period. Coverage is available for the full month if aged, blind, disabled or AFDC-related individuals are eligible at any time during the month.

(2) For the retroactive period. Coverage is available for three months before the date of application if aged, blind, disabled or AFDC-related individuals would have been eligible had they applied.

b. For qualified Medicare beneficiaries defined in § 1905(p)(1) of the Act, coverage is available beginning with the first day of the month after the month in which the individual is first determined to be a qualified Medicare beneficiary under § 1905(p)(1). The eligibility determination is valid for 12 months.