Eligibility Requirements

There are a number of specific eligibility requirements that must be met in order to receive CHIP:

• The child must be under age 19 or if in receipt of CHIP the child is eligible up to the last day of the month in which the child's 19th birthday occurs AND
• The child must be ineligible for any categorically needy or medically needy Medical Assistance coverage type (This is determined as part of cascading eligibility) AND
• The child must not have other comprehensive health insurance coverage AND
• The child must be uninsured for at least 90 days unless they meet one of the Good Cause for Loss of Health Insurance reasons AND
• The child must not involuntarily reside in a public, non-medical institution AND
• The child must not be in an inpatient psychiatric facility AND
• The child has not been disenrolled from CHIP for failure to pay premiums within the last 3 calendar months unless the child has been on Medical Assistance in the interim