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2 determined eligible for an ESI premium assistance program under Medicaid or CHIP, to enroll in ESI coverage no later than 60 days after the date the employee (or dependent) is determined eligible for the premium assistance program. 3. Eligibility determination and RIte Share referral – The referral for RIte Share participation is based on employment information provided by the Medicaid member, as well as information available about the employer’s ESI offering (i.e. whether the employer offers RIte Share-approved coverage). 4. Notice of RIte Share requirement: a. Upon determining that a Medicaid member is eligible for RIte Share, EOHHS sends a “Go Enroll” letter stating the employee must enroll in a RIte Share-approved ESI plan through their employer’s personnel or human resources office within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date on which the letter was generated. b. If no response is received, a second letter is sent. c. If no response is received thirty (30) days after the initial “Go Enroll” letter was sent, a sanction notice is generated informing the adults in the household that they will lose Medicaid eligiblity and their children will remain/be enrolled in managed care. 3.14 Continuing Eligibility – Medicaid Renewals A. For Medicaid members renewing eligibility, EOHHS must assess as part of the redetermination process whether anyone in the household is a RIte Share participant and if there has been any change in access to ESI. 1. Notice of renewal – Medicaid members must be provided with a notice at the time of renewal specifying the terms for continuing eligibility. The terms for continuing coverage vary as follows: a. Medicaid managed care enrollees without access to ESI continue enrollment in the Medicaid managed care plan that provided coverage in the previous period of eligibility in accordance with Part 2 of this Subchapter. b. Medicaid managed care enrollees who have gained access to a RIte Share-approved ESI plan continue to be enrolled in the Medicaid managed care plan that provided coverage in the previous period of eligibility pending review by the RIte Share Unit. c. RIte Share participants who retain access to the RIte Share- approved ESI plan that provided coverage during the during the