Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part III - Eligibility
Subpart 11 - State Children's Health Insurance Program
Chapter 201 - Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP)-Phases 1-3
Section III-20101 - General Provisions
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.Section 4901 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33, established provisions under Title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide health insurance coverage to uninsured, low-income children through an expansion of existing Medicaid Programs, creation of stand-alone programs, or a combination of both. The department implemented the provisions of Title XXI as a Medicaid expansion program called the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP).
B. Effective October 20, 1998, the department implemented phase one of LaCHIP which provides coverage to uninsured children with family income up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level.
C. Effective October 1, 1999, the department implemented phase two of LaCHIP which provides coverage to uninsured children with family income between 133 and 150 percent of the federal poverty level.
D. Effective January 1, 2001, the department implemented phase three of LaCHIP which provides coverage to uninsured children with family income up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XXI of the Social Security Act.
