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

Effective Date: August 24, 2001

Approval Date: 5 targeted low-income children and other classes of children, by income level and other relevant factors, such as race and ethnicity and geographic location, currently have creditable health coverage (as defined in 42 CFR 457.10). To the extent feasible, make a distinction between creditable coverage under public health insurance programs and public-private partnerships (See Section 10 for annual report requirements). (42 CFR 457.80(a))

South Dakota’s original SCHIP state plan provided a complete description of South Dakota’s population, estimates of the uninsured population and information on the populations served by the Medicaid program and IHS. Little has changed in the basic demographic profile of the State in the years that have elapsed. This SCHIP state plan amendment will recap the increases in enrollment in creditable health coverage and the corresponding reductions that have taken place in South Dakota since the 1998 SCHIP State Plan was implemented.

The following table shows the number of Medicaid and SCHIP eligible children from just prior to SCHIP implementation and for the last day of each quarter through March of 2002. . The number of Medicaid eligible children does not include children eligible in SSI categories.

Quarter Ending Medicaid Children SCHIP Children 06/30/1998 32,859 0 09/30/1998 34,290 903 12/31/1998 35,320 1,407 03/31/1999 36,435 1,710 06/30/1999 36,866 2,039 09/30/1999 37,158 2,488 12/31/1999 37,768 2,790 03/31/2000 39,195 3,179 06/30/2000 39,538 3,725 09/30/2000 39,887 4,681 12/31/2000 40,841 5,555 03/31/2001 42,550 6,277 06/30/2001 43,974 6,729 09/30/2001 44,658 7,171 12/31/2001 45,712 7,666 03/31/2002 46,805 7,972 Source: SD MMIS 1998,1999,2000,2001,2002