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Application for the State of Indiana Children’s Health Insurance Program Amendment #7

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Approval Date: Section 5 Outreach (Section 2102(c))

Describe the procedures used by the state to accomplish:

Outreach to families of children likely to be eligible for child health assistance or other public or private health coverage to inform them of the availability of the programs, and to assist them in enrolling their children in such a program: (Section 2102(c) (1)) (42CFR 457.90)

The outreach initiatives are listed below.

Central Office Activities: The steps the central DFR office took are:  Issuing a new policy directive regarding enhancing outreach and enrollment  Analyzing the number of uninsured children per county  Reviewing equipment specifications and technical needs so that local providers and agencies who want to partner with the State can purchase compatible equipment  Developing a simplified shortened or joint Hoosier Healthwise application form  Developing program outreach materials and campaigns  Delinking Hoosier Healthwise from TANF in the computer system  Redesigning the membership card so that enrollees can be proud to carry the card  Creating a new training curriculum for caseworkers and other individuals  Developing relationships with hospitals, schools, health centers and social service agencies to create enrollment centers statewide

Local Efforts: Local DFR agency efforts include:  Given a county-specific enrollment target and are furnished a list of names of individuals and entities that they were required to contact  Responsible for working with partners in the individual communities and develop local enrollment centers  Required to develop local outreach plans geared to the specific communities.

State and Local Collaborations: The State worked with eight community coalitions on a three year Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Covering Kids outreach grant which targeted hard to reach populations.

Public Law 273-1999 provides that the CHIP program may contract with community entities for services such as outreach and enrollment, and consumer education.

Special Populations: The State has contracted with Black Expo, the IMHC, the Consolidated Outreach Project (migrant farmers) and the Wishard Hospital Hispanic Health Access Initiative to develop culturally sensitive materials and to implement outreach initiatives.