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Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) State Program Information

To be eligible for payment under Title XXI, each state must submit a plan for the Secretary of Health and Human Services' approval that details how the state intends to:

  • Use the funds
  • Fulfill other requirements under the law and regulations at 42 CFR Part 457.

States can design their CHIP program in 1 of 3 ways:

  • Separate CHIP: a program in which a state receives federal funding to provide child health assistance to uninsured, low-income children that meets the requirements of section 2103 of the Social Security Act (the Act).
  • Medicaid expansion CHIP: a program in which a state receives federal funding to expand Medicaid eligibility to optional targeted low-income children that meets the requirements of section 2103 of the Act.
  • Both Separate CHIP and Medicaid expansion: a program in which a state receives federal funding to implement both a Medicaid expansion and a separate CHIP.

The map below has more information about how each state has implemented its program.


CHIP Program Structure by State

SVG Map