20101 General Provisions

A. Section 4901 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33, established provisions under Title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide health insurance coverage to uninsured, low-income children through an expansion of existing Medicaid Programs, creation of stand-alone programs, or a combination of both. The department implemented the provisions of Title XXI as a Medicaid expansion program called the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP).

B. Effective October 20, 1998, the department implemented phase one of LaCHIP which provides coverage to uninsured children with family income up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level.

C. Effective October 1, 1999, the department implemented phase two of LaCHIP which provides coverage to uninsured children with family income between 133 and 150 percent of the federal poverty level.

D. Effective January 1, 2001, the department implemented phase three of LaCHIP which provides coverage to uninsured children with family income up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XXI of the Social Security Act.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Repromulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 34:659 (April 2008).