Elective CHIP Enrollee allows the user to record a child Household Member who has become eligible for regular Medical Assistance due to a decrease in income, but who has elected to remain on CHIP until the end of the current eligibility period.

A child can only choose to remain on CHIP if they became eligible for Medical Assistance due to a decrease in income otherwise they are no longer eligible for CHIP.

The Elective CHIP Enrollee is specifically recorded on the product delivery of a household member who is eligible for the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Evidence Generation Pattern: Search Case Participants

The validations performed are: -

• Start Date must be entered.
• The End Date must not be earlier than the Start Date.
• The Start Date must not be earlier than the Case Start Date.
• The Participant must be selected.
• An Elective CHIP Enrollee Details record already exists for this Household Member during the same period.

Example

A case worker creates an Elective CHIP Enrollee record for Susan Smith. Susan Smith is a child in a household who is currently receiving Children's Health Insurance but due to a decrease in income has become eligible for Medical Assistance. Susan Smith has elected to remain on Children's Health Insurance until the end of the current eligibility period. Susan Smith does not want to move to Medical Assistance.