Due to the government shutdown, updates to information on this website may be limited or delayed. State Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) continue to operate. Continue to work with the programs in your state to access coverage. For more information about government operating status, visit OPM.gov.
CHIP State Amendment Plans
Louisiana
Expand coverage to otherwise eligible lawfully residing, non-citizen targeted low income children under section 214 of CHIPRA.
Approval Date: April 4, 2019
Effective Date: February 1, 2019
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Current State Plan
New Jersey
Implements mental health parity requirements to ensure that treatment limitations applied to mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) benefits are no more restrictive than those applied to medical/surgical (M/S) benefits.
Approval Date: March 28, 2019
Effective Date: October 2, 2017
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Benefits
Missouri
Implements mental health parity requirements to ensure that treatment limitations applied to mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) are no more restrictive than medical/surgical (M/S) benefits.
Approval Date: March 21, 2019
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
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Eligibility
Program Administration
California
Incorporates the Modified Adjusted Gross Income based eligibility application processing, eligibility screening, and enrollment provisions.
Approval Date: March 18, 2019
Effective Date: October 1, 2013
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Eligibility
Louisiana
Demonstrates compliance with the CHIP managed care regulations at 42 CFR 457, Subpart L for use of a managed care delivery system.
Approval Date: February 28, 2019
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
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Current State Plan
Kansas
Through this SPA, the state updates the supporting document for the CS7 page, which describes the annual update to the upper income standard for CHIP.
Approval Date: February 7, 2019
Effective Date: April 1, 2019
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Eligibility
Nebraska
Demonstrates compliance with the CHIP managed care regulations at 42 CFR 457, Subpart L for use of a managed care delivery system.
Approval Date: February 7, 2019
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
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Delivery System
Managed Care
Program Administration
Minnesota
CHIP demonstrates compliance with the CHIP managed care regulations at 42 CFR 457 Subpart L for utilization of Managed Care delivery.
Approval Date: January 17, 2019
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
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Benefits
Delivery System
Program Administration
Delaware
Updates the CHIP premium requirements by adding a $10 premium for children.
Approval Date: January 17, 2019
Effective Date: October 12, 2018
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Cost Sharing
Program Administration
Georgia
Demonstrates compliance with the CHIP managed care regulations at 42 CFR 457, Subpart L for utilization of Managed Care.
Approval Date: January 17, 2019
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
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Delivery System
Managed Care
Program Administration