The contracts allow the state to reimburse schools through federal Medicaid and CHIP administrative funds claimed by the state. Get Your State to Adopt Presumptive Eligibility. States have the option to allow staff of school-based programs that receive Medicaid reimbursements to make presumptive eligibility determinations for children. This means they can enroll children provisionally in Medicaid, and in some cases CHIP, if they appear eligible based on their family's declaration of income. The option allows families the chance to obtain health coverage immediately.
Families then have a set amount of time to complete the formal application process.
This makes the School Lunch Program an ideal avenue for reaching uninsured children. This can mean either providing health insurance information with the School Lunch application, using the application to find eligible families or using information provided by families in the School Lunch application to streamline the health insurance enrollment process. Families must be informed that the information will be shared and families can elect not to have this information disclosed. The Children's Partnership. All Rights Reserved .