Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part III - Eligibility
Subpart 11 - State Children's Health Insurance Program
Chapter 205 - Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP)-Phase V
Section III-20501 - General Provisions

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code III-20501

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Effective April 1, 2008, the Department implements phase five of LaCHIP as a stand-alone program under the provisions of title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage to uninsured children with family income from 200 percent up to 250 percent of the federal poverty level.

B. The department retains the oversight and management of this LaCHIP expansion with health care benefits provided through the BAYOU HEALTH Program and behavioral health services provided through the Louisiana behavioral health partnership (LBHP).

C. Phase five is a cost-sharing program. Families who are enrolled in phase five of LaCHIP will be responsible for paying premiums.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XXI of the Social Security Act.

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