ARM 37.79.206. ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATION, NOTICE OF CHANGES

(1) Eligibility determinations shall be effective for a period of 12 months unless one or more of the following changes occurs: (a) the enrollee moves from the state of Montana; (b) the enrollee moves, does not notify CHIP of the new address and CHIP is unable to locate the enrollee; (c) the enrollee is found to have other creditable health coverage; (d) the enrollee becomes an inmate of a public institution; (e) the enrollee attains the age of 19 years; (f) the enrollee or the enrollee’s parent becomes eligible for state employee benefits before the expiration of the 12 month eligibility period; (g) the enrollee dies; or (h) the enrollee becomes eligible for medicaid. (2) Parents or guardians must give notice within 30 days when the family moves or another change specified in (1) occurs. (3) A CHIP renewal application must be completed and CHIP eligibility redetermined every 12 months. If the renewal application is not returned before CHIP enrollment is scheduled to end, benefits will terminate. A new application may be completed at a later date but the applicant may be placed on the waiting list.