The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In Iowa, CHIP is known as the Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (Hawki) program. The Hawki program has a State Plan similar to Medicaid that describes how that state administers its program. The State Plan gives an assurance that a state abides by Federal rules and may claim Federal matching funds for its CHIP activities. It sets out groups of individuals to be covered, services to be provided, methodologies for providers to be reimbursed and the administrative requirements that States must meet to participate. States frequently send a state plan amendment, otherwise referred to as a SPA, to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for review and approval. There are many reasons why a state might want to amend their state plan. For example, the state may wish to implement changes required by Federal or state law, Federal or state regulations, or court orders. States also have the flexibility to request permissible program changes, make corrections, or update their plan with new information
Send your questions or comments to:
Tashina Hornaday - thornad@dhs.state.ia.us
State Plan Amendments
IA-15-0024 - CHIP, Income Premium Bands
State Plan Attachments
AT3 - Separate Child Health Insurance Program - Attachment 3 Benchmark Plan
AT16 - Separate Child Health Insurance Program – Attachment 16 Iowa hawk-i Dental Plan
MAGI Amendments
CS3 - Eligibility for Medicaid Expansion Program
CS7 - Separate Child Health Insurance Program Eligibility – Targeted Low-Income Children
CS12 - Separate Child Health Insurance Program Eligibility – Dental Only Supplemental Coverage
CS14 - Child Health Insurance Program Eligibility - Children Ineligible for Medicaid as a Result of the Elimination of Income Disregards
CS15 - Separate Child Health Insurance Program MAGI-Based Income Methodologies
CS17 - Separate Child Health Insurance Program Non-Financial Eligibility - Residency
CS18 - Separate Child Health Insurance Program Non-Financial Eligibility - Citizenship
CS19 - Separate Child Health Insurance Program Non-Financial Eligibility - Social Security Number
CS20 - Separate Child Health Insurance Program Non-Financial Eligibility - Substitution of Coverage
CS21 - Separate Child Health Insurance Program Non-Financial Eligibility - Non-Payment of Premiums
CS24 - Separate Child Health Insurance Program General Eligibility – Eligibility Processing
CS27 - Separate Child Health Insurance Program General Eligibility - Continuous Eligibility
CS28 - Separate Child Health Insurance Program Non-Financial Eligibility - Presumptive Eligibility for Children