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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 102 – Non-Financial Requirements Page |87 Effective Month: September 2018 As indicated previously, voluntary referrals cannot be made for CHIP children. The parent of the CHIP child must file an application for child support services with MDHS for the child. Child Support Requirement for Single Parents and Caretaker Relatives Referral to and cooperation with child support is required as a condition of the COE- 075 adult’s eligibility if the deprivation reason for at least one child is continued absence of a legal parent. The COE-075 single parent or caretaker relative must cooperate with child support requirements and assist the state by cooperating with enforcement of existing court orders or in obtaining at least medical support from the absent parent. A referral will be made whether or not there is an existing court order and regardless of whether child support is being paid by the absent parent. The requirement to cooperate is a post-eligibility requirement, i.e., the parent or caretaker may be approved under the assumption that he/she will cooperate. The MAGI application informs primary caregivers of children under age 18 that they will be asked to cooperate with child support services to collect medical support from an absent parent unless child support services determines that good cause for not cooperating exists. However, individual applicants already in non-compliance with the child support agency must comply or be determined to have good cause before Medicaid can be approved. When child support non-compliance already exists, issue a 307 to the applicant to allow time to meet child support cooperation requirements. Cooperation Cooperation includes providing information about the absent parent, including name, SSN, current or last known address, current or last known place of employment, as well as helping to locate the absent parent and in establishing paternity or medical support.