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28 Effective Date: July 1, 2001

Approval Date: 4.1.8.

Duration of eligibility: Twelve months of continuous coverage. Eligibility for CHIP may be retro-active up to three months prior to the month of application. In the case of an unborn child, retro-active coverage may begin up to three months prior to the month of application, but no sooner than the month of conception. 4.1.9.

Other standards (identify and describe):

4.1.9.1 Citizenship: Proof of U.S. citizenship or legal alien status is required for all new applicants. When proof of citizenship is not readily available a declaration will be accepted, and a reasonable opportunity to present satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship will be given. The department will utilize available electronic data bases (e.g. Vital Records, EVVE, SVES) whenever possible to establish proof of citizenship on behalf of the applicant. The department will assist the family to obtain proof of citizenship, and when necessary authorize the purchase of a birth certificate from the child’s state of birth. In those instances where proof of citizenship status is not available at application it shall be required by the next redetermination.

4.1.10 Check if the State is electing the option under section 214 of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) to provide coverage to the following otherwise eligible children as specified below who are lawfully residing in the United States including the following:

A child shall be considered lawfully present if he or she is:

(1) A qualified alien as defined in section 431 of PRWORA (8 U.S.C. §1641);

(2) An alien in nonimmigrant status who has not violated the terms of the status under which he or she was admitted or to which he or she has changed after admission;

(3) An alien who has been paroled into the United States pursuant to section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. §1182(d)(5)) for less than 1 year, except for an alien paroled