CHAPTER 3. ELIGIBILITY, OUTREACH, AND ENROLLMENT

IC 12-17.6-3
    Chapter 3. Eligibility, Outreach, and Enrollment

IC 12-17.6-3-1
Applicability of chapter
    Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply until January 1, 2000.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.

IC 12-17.6-3-2
Eligibility requirements
    Sec. 2. (a) To be eligible to enroll in the program, a child mustmeet the following requirements:
        (1) The child is less than nineteen (19) years of age.
        (2) The child is a member of a family with an annual income of:
            (A) more than one hundred fifty percent (150%); and
            (B) not more than:
                (i) three hundred percent (300%); or
                (ii) the maximum percentage approved by the federalCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services if theapproved amount is less than three hundred percent(300%);
        of the federal income poverty level.
        (3) The child is a resident of Indiana.
        (4) The child meets all eligibility requirements under Title XXIof the federal Social Security Act.
        (5) The child's family agrees to pay any cost sharing amountsrequired by the office.
    (b) The office may adjust eligibility requirements based onavailable program resources under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177. Amended by P.L.218-2007,SEC.41; P.L.117-2008, SEC.3.

IC 12-17.6-3-3
Termination of eligibility; continuous eligibility until three yearsof age
    Sec. 3. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a child who iseligible for the program shall receive services from the program untilthe earlier of the following:
        (1) The child becomes financially ineligible.
        (2) The child becomes nineteen (19) years of age.
    (b) Subsection (a) applies only if the child and the child's familycomply with enrollment requirements.
    (c) After a child who is less than three (3) years of age isdetermined to be eligible for the program, the child is not required tosubmit eligibility information more frequently than once in a twelve(12) month period until the child becomes three (3) years of age.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177. Amended by P.L.107-2002,SEC.25; P.L.218-2007, SEC.42.

IC 12-17.6-3-4 Outreach strategies
    Sec. 4. The office shall implement outreach strategies that buildon community resources.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.

IC 12-17.6-3-5
Enrollment
    Sec. 5. A child may apply at an enrollment center as provided inIC 12-15-4-1 to receive health care services from the program if thechild meets the eligibility requirements of section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.