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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) The Department of Human Services shall perform the initiatives under subsection (b) of this section to increase ARKids First enrollment and renewals and position the state to compete for a performance bonus payment under the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-3.
(b) The department shall make best efforts to obtain approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the following:
(1) For each child enrolled in ARKids First A who becomes ineligible to complete his or her ARKids First A enrollment period for financial reasons, establishing a process to allow ARKids First B coverage from the date of ineligibility through the end date of the ARKids First A enrollment period;
(2) An ex parte renewal process for ARKids First A and ARKids First B, in which the state performs the eligibility redetermination to the maximum extent possible based on information contained in the ARKids First file or by obtaining other information available to the state through other sources, such as income databases, before it seeks any information from the child's parent or representative; and
(3) An Express Lane Eligibility enrollment option that allows use of other public program databases and findings to reach and enroll children in the ARKids First A and ARKids First B programs.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-77-2003. ARKids First enrollment and renewals - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-20-public-health-and-welfare/ar-code-sect-20-77-2003/
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