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2) a separate insurance product will be offered to children birth to 19 who are not eligible for the Medicaid program up to 200% FPL. The insurance program will be organizationally located within the Department for Medicaid Services, Cabinet for Health Services.

The application processes and eligibility determination for Medicaid for poverty level children and KCHIP are the same. The application information will be available at numerous sites across Kentucky including The Department for Community Based Service (offices, Health Departments, Family Resource and Youth Service Centers, as well as, other numerous local sites. Applicants can complete a mail-in application form or go to the local DCBS office to apply for benefits. Once the application is processed, an approval notice and medical card or denial notice is generated by a management information system. If the application information is incomplete or required verification is missing, a Request for Information is system-generated, and it remains pending for 30 days or longer, if requested. A complaint system and tracking process are in place should a family have problems with accommodations.

Medicaid outreach is already being conducted at the locations mentioned in Section 2.2.1. With notification of the additional KCHIP coverage, outreach will be conducted at these locations targeting children potentially eligible for the Medicaid expansion or the separate insurance program. In addition, several new outreach efforts will be implemented as a result of KCHIP. These efforts will target all low-income children whether they are eligible for Medicaid or KCHIP separate insurance program. See Section 5 for specific outreach efforts.