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Date Last Updated: CMCS, CAHPG, DCHIP, June 09, 2011 Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperative, and to request a family coverage waiver. This request was withdrawn.
• On May 30, 2000, the State submitted a second amendment to revise several of its performance measures.
• On December 20, 2000, the State submitted a third amendment to increase the number of children permitted under the State’s enrollment cap from 16,800 (as stated in the original State plan) to approximately 19,800 children.
• On July 31, 2002, the State submitted its fourth amendment. This amendment updates and amends the CHIP state plan to indicate the State’s compliance with the final CHIP regulations.
• On August 19, 2004, the State submitted its fifth amendment to expand coverage to children with family incomes through 170 percent of the FPL by increasing the assets limit for determining CHIP eligibility from $5,000 to $10,000.
• On May 16, 2006, Oregon submitted its sixth amendment to its Title XXI State Plan to extend the CHIP continuous eligibility period from 6 months to 12 months.
• On July 27, 2007, Oregon submitted its seventh amendment to extend health care coverage to unborn children with family income up to 185 percent of the FPL in Multnomah County.
• On September 13, 2007, Oregon submitted its eight amendment to require applicants to provide a Social Security Number (SSN) on SCIHP applications for the purpose of making eligibility determinations. Applicants who are members of a religious sect or division of a religious sect that has continuously existed since December 31, 1950 and adhere to its tenets or teachings that prohibit applying for or using an SSN are exempt.
• On December 3, 2007, Oregon submitted its ninth amendment to its Title XXI State Plan. This amendment allows Oregon to transition children from birth through age 18, with family income above 170 percent of the Federal poverty level (FPL) up to 185 percent of the FPL, from eligibility through the Section 1115 demonstration to the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) state plan.
• On July 27, 2009, Oregon submitted its tenth amendment to its Title XXI State Plan. This amendment proposes to expand the income eligibility level for CHIP children through age 18 from 185 percent of the Federal poverty level (FPL) through 300 percent of the FPL under its Healthy Kids initiative and provides for the reduction of the waiting period of uninsurance for CHIP coverage from 6 months to 2 month and eliminates the asset test.