Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part III - Eligibility
Subpart 3 - Eligibility Groups and Factors
Chapter 23 - Eligibility Groups and Medicaid Programs
Section III-2329 - Lawfully Resident Children
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009, Public Law No. 111-3, established provisions which allow states the option of providing Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage to children up to age 19 who are lawfully residing in the United States, including those within their first five years of having certain legal status.
B. The department shall utilize the CHIPRA Option under P.L. 111-3 provisions for the enrollment of children, up to age 19, who are lawfully residing in the United States.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
