La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § III-1101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section III-1101 - General Provisions
A. The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009, Public Law No. 111-3, established provisions which allowed states to rely on a finding from an Express Lane agency to more effectively reach out and enroll eligible but uninsured children in the Medicaid Program or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
B. Express Lane eligibility is an administrative streamlining option that uses data from other government agencies to identify, enroll and retain children who are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP.
C. Express Lane eligibility shall be utilized for enrollment of uninsured children under the age of 19.
D. These provisions shall not apply to eligibility determinations made after September 30, 2013.

La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § III-1101

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 36:1555 (July 2010)
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.