Kansas Family Medical Assistance
Manual (KFMAM)
Eligibility Policy - 5/2/2024
02000 >>> 02050 >>> 2052 >>> 2052.06
2052.05
2052.06 Incarcerated Minors (CHIP) - - A new CHIP eligible applicant cannot be enrolled while in an incarcerated setting. When an application is received requesting coverage for an incarcerated child, and the child is found to be otherwise CHIP eligible, the application must be denied due to incarcerated status. The exception to this rule is when a child is currently receiving coverage on the CHIP program and enters a correctional facility during a CE period. Incarceration is not an exception to CE, so in this case, coverage may not be terminated on the basis of incarceration; rather, coverage will temporarily end (i.e., be suspended) until the agency is notified of the child’s release at which point the child would be reinstated for the remainder of the existing CE period.
NOTE: If the child was not released prior to the expiration of the CE/review period, coverage would not be reinstated without a new application or review form.