TITLE 56

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 2

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE LAW

56-239.  CHIP Plan B. (1) There is hereby created in the department a CHIP Plan B that shall be made available by the department to eligible children, as defined in section 56-238, Idaho Code, whose family’s modified adjusted gross income is between one hundred fifty percent (150%) and one hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of the federal poverty guidelines. The director shall implement the program by adopting rules recommended by the board of the Idaho individual high risk reinsurance pool created in section 41-5502, Idaho Code, that authorize policies of health insurance for children enrolled in the CHIP Plan B.

(2)  There is hereby created a CHIP Plan B advisory board which shall advise the Idaho individual high risk reinsurance pool board concerning issues related to the CHIP Plan B. The board shall consist of eight (8) members, four (4) members to be appointed by the director and four (4) members to be appointed by the governor. At least two (2) members of the board shall be parents of children who are eligible to participate in the CHIP Plan B.

History:

[56-239, added 2003, ch. 308, sec. 4, p. 846; am. 2014, ch. 80, sec. 3, p. 219.]