Volume 43 - Issue 14 - April 4, 2024

State of Kansas

Department of Health and Environment
Division of Health Care Finance

Public Notice

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Division of Health Care Finance (KDHE-DHCF) is amending the Kansas Medicaid State Plan. In conjunction with the 12 months of uninterrupted continuous eligibility (CE) for children under the age of 19 provided by Section 5112 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA, 2023), the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is restructuring the lockout for non-payment of CHIP premiums. Children will not be disenrolled during the 12-month continuous eligibility period. Families who fail to pay premiums for two months, consecutive or non-consecutive, during the 12-month continuous eligibility period will be considered delinquent and shall be ineligible at the 12-month review for continued CHIP coverage through the end of the 90-day lockout period.

The proposed effective date for the State Plan Amendment (SPA) is January 1, 2024.

Fee-For- Service Only	Estimated Federal Financial Participation
FFY 2024	$0
FFY 2025	$0

To request a copy of the proposed SPA, to submit a comment, or to review comments, please contact William C. Stelzner by email at william.stelzner@ks.gov, or by mail at:

William C. Stelzner
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Division of Health Care Finance
900 SW Jackson, Room 900N
Topeka, KS 66612

The last day for public comment is May 6, 2024.

Christine Osterlund
Medicaid Director
Deputy Secretary of Agency Integration and Medicaid
Division of Health Care Finance
Department of Health and Environment

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