Ch. 51, § 12. Availability of Funding

(a) If Department projections indicate expenditures may exceed the federal and state funds available under the Act, the Department may limit participation in the CHIP program as follows: (i) The Department may impose a partial or total moratorium on new CHIP enrollments until funds are available to meet the needs of new clients; (ii) For existing clients, the Department shall give priority for available funding to those families with the lowest incomes. (b) A CHIP program reduction or termination, or the denial or termination of client eligibility or services because of a moratorium or prioritization, is not an adverse action, and shall not be subject to the administrative hearing process of Medicaid Rules Chapter 4.