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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 45 200% of the Federal Poverty Level may enroll in the MediKids Full pay program, paying the entire cost of the premium. No state or federal funds are used. CMSN: 200% of the Federal Poverty Level with no asset tests for premium subsidies.
PIC Services: Same as CMSN Medicaid Expansion: For infants under 1 year old, enrolled in the Medicaid expansion program, from the current Medicaid Title XIX funded income limit of 185% of the Federal Poverty Level to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. There are no premiums and no asset tests. For this population only, all wages paid by the Census Bureau for temporary employment related to Census activities are excluded. 4.1.4. Resources (including any standards relating to spend downs and disposition of resources):
Florida KidCare uses no resource tests in determining eligibility.
4.1.5 Residency (so long as residency requirement is not based on length of time in the state): A child must be a U.S. citizen or qualified alien for all of the Florida KidCare components (except emergency Medicaid services for illegal immigrants in compliance with Title XIX requirements). A child must be a resident of the state of Florida in order to be eligible. 4.1.6. Disability Status (so long as any standard relating to disability status does not restrict eligibility): MediKids: None. Healthy Kids: None. CMSN: State law provides that a child with a special health care need be referred to the CMSN; however, effective July 1, 2009, CMSN clinically eligible children may opt out of CMSN and enroll in