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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, 7/1/12 114 (0.28%) of Florida’s population of 14.9 million in 1998. Approximately 9,200 Native American children reside in Florida (1997 Kids Count: Profiles of Child Well-Being, Annie E. Casey Foundation). Native American children under age 19 represent less than one-half of one percent of the approximately 715,000 children enrolled in Medicaid (about 349 children under age 19 enrolled in Medicaid are Native Americans).

Applications are sent to the two Native American Tribes for distribution on a regular basis.

Joe Quetone, the Executive Director of the Florida Governor’s Council on Indian Affairs, is a member of the KidCare Coordinating Council, an oversight and advisory body; and as such, participates in making recommendations to the Governor and legislature regarding the Florida KidCare Child Health Insurance Program.

The Agency for Health Care Administration contacted the Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes and established the following process for tribal consultation. The Agency will send a letter to each tribe thirty (30) days in advance of amending the CHIP State Plan to provide the tribes an opportunity to provide comments or suggested changes. The Agency will review all comments and make any appropriate changes.

9.9.2. For an amendment relating to eligibility or benefits (including cost sharing and enrollment procedures), please describe how and when prior public notice was provided as required in §457.65(b) through (d).

The 2003 Florida Legislature made several statutory changes to the Florida KidCare Program’s enabling legislation and adjusted the funding for the Florida KidCare Program based on several program modifications including:

• Effective July 1, 2003, the family premium payment is increased from $15 per family per month to $20 per family per month for all Florida KidCare Program components (non-Medicaid). Effective January 1, 2004, the family premium will be $15 for families with income less than or equal to 150% of the federal poverty level and $20 for families with incomes from 150.01% to 200% of the federal poverty level. In addition, in January 2004, families with incomes at or under 150% of the Federal Poverty Level were provided with premium credits of $5 for each month in which their child was enrolled between August and December 2003 (if their family