I dont think that its necessary or appropriate for a State to provide a child Medicaid benefits by issuing the mother a Medicaid card. This especially problematic in cases where the mother may not be in the country legally nor eligible for Medicaid after delivery. My legislation changes the old policy by requiring the State to issue an identification number to the child of the undocumented mother. This does not in any way change the States responsibility to provide the mother benefits when she comes to the emergency room in labor. The legislation makes one further change to the statute to benefit newborns.
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