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Title 5: Centrally Administered Programs Page 82 Iowa Department of Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (hawk-i) Disenrollment July 3, 2009 Child Moves From the Service Area Notify the participating health and dental plan when an enrollee is disenrolled. Timely notice is required unless otherwise noted. Child Moves From the Service Area Disenroll a child from the plan when the child moves to an area of the state in which the plan does not have a provider network established. If a child is disenrolled, the child is enrolled in a participating plan in the new location. The period of enrollment is the number of months remaining in the original certification period. Child Turns Age 19 Disenroll a child from the plan and cancel hawk-i coverage as of the first day of the month following the month in which the child attained the age of 19. The approval notice explains that the enrollment period for the child turning age 19 only continues through the month of the 19th birthday. Timely notice is not required at the end of the enrollment period for the child turning age 19. Nonpayment of Premiums Disenroll a child from the plan and cancel hawk-i coverage as of the first day of the month for which premiums are not paid. Moving Out of the State Disenroll a child from the plan and cancel hawk-i coverage as of the first day of the month following the month in which the child relocated to another state. Do not disenroll a child when the child is temporarily absent from the state. Eligible for Medicaid Disenroll a child from the plan and cancel hawk-i coverage as of the first day of the month following the month in which you are notified of Medicaid eligibility. If there are months during which the child is covered by both the Medicaid and hawk-i programs, the hawk-i program is the primary payer and Medicaid is the payer of last resort.