§ 457.810 Premium assistance programs: Required protections against substitution.

A State that operates a premium assistance program, as defined at § 457.10, must provide the protections against substitution of CHIP coverage for coverage under group health plans specified in this section. The State must describe these protections in the State plan; and report on results of monitoring of substitution in its annual reports.

(a) Prohibition of waiting periods. A State may not, under this section, impose a waiting period before enrolling into CHIP premium assistance coverage an eligible individual who has access to, but is not enrolled in, group health plan coverage.