CHIP Perinatal, TP 40 and TP 36

A pregnant woman may apply for health care coverage using applications and ways to submit an application explained in A-113, Application Requests and Submissions .

When a pregnant woman applies for health care coverage, she will first be tested for TP 40 coverage. If ineligible for TP 40, TIERS will determine whether the woman is eligible for CHIP or CHIP perinatal.

CHIP perinatal coverage provides services to unborn children of pregnant women, regardless of age, who are at or below the program income limit and are ineligible for:

Medicaid because of immigration status or income; or

CHIP because of age or immigration status.

CHIP perinatal households are exempt from the:

90-day waiting period;

cost-sharing (enrollment fees and co-payments); and

six-month income check.