Application for and enrollment in CHIP.

§ 457.340 Application for and enrollment in CHIP.

(a) Application and renewal assistance, availability of program information, and Web site. The terms of §§ 435.905, 435.906, 435.908, and 435.1200(f) of this chapter apply equally to the State in administering a separate CHIP.

(b) Use of Social Security number. The terms of §§ 435.910 and 435.907(e) of this chapter regarding the provision and use of Social Security Numbers and non-applicant information apply equally to the State in administering a separate CHIP.

(c) Notice of rights and responsibilities. A State must inform applicants at the time of application, in writing and orally if appropriate, about the application and eligibility requirements, the time frame for determining eligibility, and the right to review of eligibility determinations as described in § 457.1130.

(d) Timely determination and redetermination of eligibility. (1) The terms in § 435.912 of this chapter apply equally to CHIP, except that—

(i) The terms of § 435.912(c)(4)(ii), (c)(5)(iii), and (c)(6)(ii) of this chapter (relating to timelines for completing renewals and redeterminations when States must consider other bases of eligibility) do not apply; and

(ii) The standards for transferring electronic accounts to other insurance affordability programs are pursuant to § 457.350 and the standards for receiving applications from other insurance affordability programs are pursuant to § 457.348.

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