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• In addition, Phase I and Phase II parents must attest to the lack of current coverage and indicate when the child last had coverage at the time of application or recertification.

• Denial reasons are tracked, resulting in: (1) a count of applicants who were denied because they voluntarily dropped coverage but did not wait the required 3 months before applying, (2) a count of applicants who were denied because they currently carry private insurance, and (3) a count of currently enrolled children who are denied because they gained private coverage rendering them ineligible for SCHIP.

Outreach Activities

• Division of Family and Children (DFC) Central Office efforts include: analyzing the number of uninsured children per county; developing a simplified shortened Hoosier Healthwise application form; including Hoosier Healthwise on a joint application that allows families to apply for Hoosier Healthwise at the same time that they apply for other programs; developing program brochures, posters, and mail-in application booklets in English and Spanish; de-linking Hoosier Healthwise from TANF in the computer system; redesigning the membership card so that enrollees can be proud to carry the card; undertaking a media campaign designed to inform the public about the availability of the Hoosier Healthwise program; creating a new training curriculum for caseworkers and other individuals; coordinating the outreach campaign among various state agencies; and establishing a significant presence at Indiana Black Expo and the state and county fairs.

• DFC Central Office also met with representatives of hospitals, schools, health centers and social service agencies to discuss collaborative outreach and enrollment center opportunities. These discussions led to the development models that can be used in different communities and settings. These models range from a co-location to a partnership where a facility hires a full-time employee to collect the necessary application information.

• Each DFC director was given county-specific enrollment targets and a list of individuals and entities to contact to discuss outreach and enrollment center opportunities. The county directors worked with these and other potential partners in their individual communities to design enrollment centers that met the needs of the individual communities and partners.

• County directors also developed local outreach plans geared to the specific communities. These plans were developed with input from the local office staff, welfare planning councils, health departments, health care providers, Step Ahead Councils, and other community planning boards that address children's issues.

• The State contracted with Black Expo, the Indiana Minority Health Coalition, and the Wishard Hospital Hispanic Health Access Initiative to develop culturally sensitive materials and to implement outreach initiatives. The Consolidated Outreach Project continues was also utilized to provide outreach for children in families of migrant farm workers.