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conduct outreach activities.

Each CHIP contractor is required to provide the following outreach information:

• Identification of outreach objectives and activities for the contract period; • Description of activities to locate potentially eligible children; • Requirement that outreach materials be linguistically and culturally appropriate, and that outreach services include specific provisions for reaching special populations; • Indication of whether the contractor will employ a dedicated marketing staff, and if not, submission of a program to assure special efforts are coordinated within overall outreach activities.

Operationally, outreach activities include canvassing local businesses, daycare centers, school districts, CAO’s, hospitals/providers, legislative offices, religious organizations and churches, social service agencies, unions and civic groups, and numerous other organizations and groups.

All contractors employ bilingual representatives who are capable of responding to CHIP inquiries in either English or Spanish. TDD lines allow for communication with the hearing impaired and access to multiple language translating services are also available.

2.3. Describe the procedures the state uses to accomplish coordination of SCHIP with other public and private health insurance programs, sources of health benefits coverage for children, and relevant child health programs, such as title V, that provide health care services for low-income children to increase the number of children with creditable health coverage. (Previously 4.4.5.) (Section 2102)(a)(3) and 2102(c)(2) and 2102(b)(3)(E)) (42CFR 457.80(c))

See Section 2.2.1