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State Children’s Health Insurance Program

Phase 1 Effective Date: April 1, 1998

Revised: 1/26/98, 2/19/98, 3/3/98, 3/6/98 Phase 2 Effective Date: July 1, 1998

Revised: 8/20/98, 8/24/98, 10/1/99, 7/28/00, 1/31/01, 7/02/02, 7/22/02, 1/3/03, 2/13/04, 9/27/04, 11/15/04, 8/11/05, 10/1/06, 7/1/09, 7/1/10, 7/1/11, 7/1/12 104 workshop. With his assistance, the following was developed: 1. Exempting qualifying American Indian/Native Alaskan children from Florida KidCare cost sharing: Florida KidCare's system already has in place logic that reflects a "zero" premium for qualifying children. The computer automatically flags the account so that no premium is charged to the family. 2. Identifying qualifying American Indian/Native Alaskan children: KidCare partners have had several meetings with representatives of the Florida tribes to brainstorm on best practices for identifying the uninsured American Indian population. Partners agreed it is valuable to work through the Department of Education and the local school districts, with whom we have already developed an excellent relationship for the enrollment of Florida KidCare children. 3. Notifying the target population of the cost-sharing exemption: Florida KidCare mailed a letter to each of the federally recognized tribes in the State of Florida advising them of the exemption provision for members of their tribes enrolled in the Florida KidCare Program. We requested that they share this information with their population and to have tribal members contact us at our toll-free KidCare helpline to ask questions or obtain more information.

In addition, Families are prompted to call a "Special Unit" telephone number at the Healthy Kids Tallahassee call center. The staff answering the Special Unit telephone number will be knowledgeable about the AI/AN cost-sharing exemption and will answer the family's questions about KidCare and determine whether any children in the family may be eligible for the cost-sharing exemption. If the staff person answering the Special Unit telephone number is not available, callers may leave messages on voicemail and their calls will be returned promptly.

The staff at the Special Unit telephone number will tell the family to send in proof of federally recognized tribal status. The family should submit a copy of the child's tribal membership card. The family account number should be written on each copy of a tribal affiliation document.

The KidCare application was revised effective January 2003, to include a race question. If the family indicates a child is American Indian or Alaskan Native, but does not provide tribal membership documents, a letter will be sent by the TPA requesting this information in order for full-premium subsidy to occur if the child is determined otherwise eligible.