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PARKLAND HEALTHfirst - Parkland Community Health Plan, Inc.

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• In order to synchronize all CHIP and CHIP Perinatal members in a household, all members will remain<br />

in the MCO providing CHIP Perinatal coverage until the CHIP Perinate Newborn completes its 12-<br />

month eligibility. After the CHIP Perinate Newborn’s coverage period is completed, the child will be<br />

added to the existing CHIP case. The coverage period for the newly enrolled child will be the remaining<br />

period of coverage of the siblings already enrolled in CHIP.<br />

Disenrollment<br />

HHSC must approve and will make the final decision on any request for disenrollment of a member for<br />

cause.<br />

A provider cannot take retaliatory action against a member who is disenrolled from <strong>Parkland</strong> CHIP Perinate<br />

or <strong>Parkland</strong> CHIP Perinate Newborn.<br />

<strong>Plan</strong> Changes<br />

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• Once the mother of the CHIP Perinate picks an MCO, the CHIP Perinate must remain in this MCO until<br />

the end of the CHIP Perinatal continuous eligibility period.<br />

• If the mother of the CHIP Perinate does not pick an MCO within 15 calendar days of receiving the<br />

enrollment packet, the CHIP Perinate is defaulted into an MCO and the mother is notified of the plan<br />

choice. When this happens, the mother has 30 days to pick another MCO.<br />

• All CHIP and CHIP Perinatal members must remain in the same MCO until the end of the CHIP<br />

Perinatal continuous eligibility period. After the CHIP Perinate Newborn’s coverage period is<br />

completed, the child will be added to the existing CHIP case. The coverage period for the newly<br />

enrolled child will be the remaining period of coverage of the siblings already enrolled in CHIP. At the<br />

first CHIP renewal after the CHIP Perinatal eligibility ends, the family can pick a new MCO. Note:<br />

The switch of the CHIP members from their MCO to the MCO providing the CHIP Perinatal coverage<br />

does not count as their one MCO change per year.<br />

• Members can ask to change MCOs for exceptional reasons or good cause.<br />

Provider Marketing Guidelines<br />

The following CHIP provider marketing policy is consistent with HHSC Marketing Policies and Texas<br />

Department of Insurance standards.<br />

CHIP Provider Marketing Policy<br />

• <strong>Health</strong> care providers can undertake a variety of activities designed to urge families to apply for CHIP.<br />

Examples include, but are not limited to:<br />

• Displaying posters, brochures, or other written material<br />

• Distributing application booklets to families with uninsured children<br />

• Playing a video that promotes CHIP<br />

• Informing their patients of the toll-free CHIP Help Line<br />

• Providers can educate their patients about CHIP specifically.<br />

• Providers can not promote the selection of specific health plans within the context of the CHIP enrollment<br />

process.<br />

• Providers can not help families in filling out the health plan selection form.<br />

• Providers can not distribute health plan marketing materials in their offices.

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