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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 16 when the enrollment ceiling is reached. The enrollment ceiling is based on available funding. Enrollment will resume when the Social Services Estimating Conference determines sufficient federal and state funds are available to finance the increased enrollment through federal fiscal year 2007.

 The Florida KidCare application will be valid for a period of 120 days after the date it was received. At the end of the 120-day period, if the applicant has not been enrolled in the program, the application shall be invalid and the applicant shall be notified. The applicant may resubmit another application, or request that a previously submitted application be reactivated.

 Eliminates the provision that Children’s Medical Services Network (CMSN) may enroll up to 120 additional children outside of open enrollment periods.

 Allocates up to $40,000 in state funds for the production and distribution of information about the Florida KidCare program through the school system. The materials are to be distributed on the first day of the 2005-2006 school year.

 Caps the dental premium rate for the Healthy Kids program at not more than $12 per member per month for the 2005/2006 state fiscal year.

The 2006 Florida Legislature made the following statutory changes to the Florida KidCare Act:

 Requires the Agency for Health Care Administration to implement a Full Pay buy-in program for MediKids-aged children by July 1, 2006.

 Allocates $1,000,000 in state funds for a KidCare community-based marketing and outreach matching grant program. No federal matching funds will be used. The 2009 Florida Legislature made the following statutory changes to the Florida KidCare:

 Requires the marketing of the program as “Florida KidCare”.

 Reduces the voluntary nonpayment of premium penalty from 60 days to 30 days.

 Allows children clinically eligible for Children’s Medical Services Network to