2012 Indiana Code
TITLE 12. HUMAN SERVICES
ARTICLE 17.6. CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
CHAPTER 3. ELIGIBILITY, OUTREACH, AND ENROLLMENT

IC 12-17.6-3-2
Eligibility requirements
Sec. 2. (a) To be eligible to enroll in the program, a child must meet 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) two hundred fifty percent (250%); or
(ii) the maximum percentage approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services if the approved amount is less than two hundred fifty percent (250%);
of the federal income poverty level.
(3) The child is a resident of Indiana.
(4) The child meets all eligibility requirements under Title XXI of the federal Social Security Act.
(5) The child's family agrees to pay any cost sharing amounts required by the office.
(b) The office may adjust eligibility requirements based on available 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; P.L.229-2011, SEC.146.

IC 12-17.6-3-3
Termination of eligibility; continuous eligibility until three years of age
Sec. 3. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a child who is eligible for the program shall receive services from the program until the 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 family comply with enrollment requirements.
(c) After a child who is less than three (3) years of age is determined to be eligible for the program, the child is not required to submit 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 build on 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 in IC 12-15-4-1 to receive health care services from the program if the child meets the eligibility requirements of section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.