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

Effective Date:

Approval Date: 38 • Conducting outreach that is results driven and connected to actual enrollment and retention of children; and • Developing strategies to overcome barriers that families in the target population may have, and establishing relationships of trust to effectively support enrollment;

Express Lane Eligibility: The DHS utilizes SNAP and NSLP as indicated in section 1.4 in order to provide a simplified eligibility determination process and expedited enrollment of eligible children in Medicaid and CHIP. For initial determinations the Department will utilize income findings from these designated agencies to automatically enroll children in Healthy Kids if they meet the other eligibility criteria. Families will be contacted by phone and children will be enrolled if their parents give verbal or written approval.

The Department has ongoing outreach activities as indicated above, to increase enrollment for the health kids programs and have worked with the Department of Education and statewide education organizations to facilitate the express lane eligibility through the NSLP. Agency staff has been trained and will have access to ongoing training.

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

Effective Date:

Approval Date: 38 • Conducting outreach that is results driven and connected to actual enrollment and retention of children; and • Developing strategies to overcome barriers that families in the target population may have, and establishing relationships of trust to effectively support enrollment;

Express Lane Eligibility: The DHS utilizes SNAP and NSLP as indicated in section 1.4 in order to provide a simplified eligibility determination process and expedited enrollment of eligible children in Medicaid and CHIP. For initial determinations the Department will utilize income findings from these designated agencies to automatically enroll children in Healthy Kids if they meet the other eligibility criteria. Families will be contacted by phone and children will be enrolled if their parents give verbal or written approval.

The Department has ongoing outreach activities as indicated above, to increase enrollment for the health kids programs and have worked with the Department of Education and statewide education organizations to facilitate the express lane eligibility through the NSLP. Agency staff has been trained and will have access to ongoing training.