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Model Application Template for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program

Effective Date:

Approval Date: 15 developing protocols for participation in outreach for Kids Connection by school nurses, counselors, coaches, special education staff, and Early Intervention service coordinators. Presentations on Kids Connection by HHSS staff to the Nebraska Association of School Boards are scheduled for the following dates and locations: August 31, Valentine, NE; September 1, Gering, NE; September 2, North Platte; September 3, Kearney, NE; September 15, Auburn, NE; September 16, York, NE; September 22, Norfolk, NE; September 29, Fremont, NE.

Special emphasis will be made to reach out to minority groups and organizations representing clients. A list of state and local organizations which may have an interest in enrolling children in Kids Connection will be compiled, to be used as a data base for mailings regarding Kids Connection and to request assistance in promoting the program, and increasing enrollment and participation in the program.

Planning for Kids Connection currently includes the development of community-based networks for outreach to and referral of uninsured children. The Nebraska Health and Human Services System has been in contact with identified community-level partners for outreach statewide, providing preliminary information and gauging interest in the varying roles each partner could have in the outreach/presumptive eligibility/enrollment process. HHSS staff in local offices are providing valuable insight about which community- based partners have the best access to and ability to attract children who are potentially eligible for the program. HHSS staff are currently planning “talking points” outlines and outreach material to share with providers, community organizations, local agencies, and other interested groups in an effort to provide uniform and timely information.

Training efforts are being planned for presumptive eligibility qualified entities. A determination of which pediatric providers serve the highest number of children in each county will help identify potential presumptive eligibility providers for recruitment efforts.

Since Nebraska’s Title XXI chosen option is a Medicaid expansion and there are no other state-only or public-private partnership insurance programs enrolling only children, there will be no need for a referral mechanism at this time. Coordination with outstationed eligibility services has already been addressed in Sections 2.2.1 and 5.1.

Vaccines for Children

Since targeted low income children will be provided coverage through the Medicaid expansions, these children will receive the same benefits as other