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d. Individuals enrolled in RI Works (TANF) are exempt from the mandatory enrollment requirement for the first six (6) months of employment. See § 3.7 of this Part below. 2. Reinstatement – The period of ineligibility may be shortened and Medicaid eligibility reinstated if: a. the policy holder complies with RIte Share’s request to enroll in ESI; b. the employer’s plan is no longer RIte Share-approved; or c. the policy holder no longer has access to that ESI (e.g., left employment, decrease in work hours, etc.). 3.7 RI Works Participants (TANF) A. RI Works (TANF) participants who are Medicaid-eligible are not required to enroll in a RIte Share plan for their first six (6) months of employment. This six-month exemption also applies to families losing eligibility for RI Works due to employment. Specifically, to be subject to enrollment in a RIte Share approved ESI plan, the RI Works participant must be: 1. Age nineteen (19) or older; and 2. Employed for a period of six (6) consecutive months or more by the same employer. B. RI Works participants who do not meet both of these criteria at the time Medicaid eligibility is renewed in accordance with § 3.15 of this Part are exempt from mandatory participation in RIte Share. 3.8 RIte Share Premium Assistance Payments A. Under the RIte Share Premium Assistance Program, the State pays the employee’s share of their ESI premium and provides wrap-around coverage under Medicaid fee-for-service. 1. For the majority of those enrolled in RIte Share, EOHHS pays the employee directly for their share of the ESI prior to the anticipated date on which the premium is deducted from the employee’s paycheck. The RIte Share Unit or its agent mails a check or electronically transfers payment to the policy holder, on a monthly basis, to cover the premium cost deducted from the policy holder’s check. 2. For a limited number of those enrolled in RIte Share, the State pays the employer directly for the employee’s share of the premium, thereby foregoing the need to deduct the premium from the employee’s paycheck.