Arkansas
Eligibility1
Children's
Medicaid2
|
Separate
Children's
CHIP2
|
Pregnant
Women3
|
Parents4
|
200%
|
N/A
|
200%
|
14%
|
Enrollment Procedures for Children5
Program
Type6
|
Joint Application
|
Face-to-Face Interview
|
Asset Test7
|
Administrative
Verification of Income8
|
Presumptive Eligibility
|
M-CHIP
|
N/A
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Renewal Procedures for Children5
Frequency of Renewal
(in months)
|
12-month
Continuous Eligibility
|
Joint Renewal Form
|
Face-to-Face Interview
|
Administrative
Verification of Income8
|
12
|
No9
|
N/A
|
No
|
Yes
|
Waiting Period
Waiting
Period
|
Length
|
Yes
|
6 months (only applies to children under Medicaid
1115 waiver)
|
Enrollment Procedures for Parents10
Family Application
|
Face-to-Face Interview
|
Asset Test7
|
No11
|
Yes12
|
$1,000
|
Renewal Procedures for Parents10
Frequency of Renewal
(in months)
|
Face-to-Face Interview
|
12
|
No
|
Enrollment Procedures for Pregnant Women13
Presumptive
Eligibility
|
Asset Test7
|
Yes
|
$3,100
|
Source: D. Cohen Ross & C. Marks, "
Challenges of Providing Health Coverage for Children and Parents in a Recession," Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, (January
2009); updated by the Center for Children and Families.
Notes:
1: Income eligibility levels noted are in effect as of January 2009 and expressed as a percentage of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), without regard to income disregards or deductions.
2: Income eligibility levels for children's Medicaid includes CHIP-funded
Medicaid expansions; separate CHIP programs are shown under children’s CHIP.
3: Pregnant women's income eligibility levels are shown for regular Medicaid and CHIP (through the unborn child option).
4: Parents' income eligibility levels are shown for parents without earned
incomes (i.e., does not reflect earnings disregards used to determine
income eligibility for working parents) applying for comprehensive
Medicaid coverage based on a family size of three. Note that several states, including Arkansas, have established coverage for parents through waivers, however this coverage generally offers fewer benefits, higher cost-sharing, or is limited to premium assistance for employer-sponsored coverage.
5: Data as of January 2009. Information applies to both Medicaid and CHIP, if applicable, unless otherwise noted.
6: Program type as approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, reported in V. Smith, et al., "
SCHIP Enrollment in June 2007: An Update on Current Enrollment and SCHIP Policy Directions," Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (January 2008), updated by the Center for Children and Families.
7: Asset limits noted are for a family of three.
8: In states with administrative verification, families do not have to provide verification of income, and such states generally verify this information by accessing data from other government agencies.
9: Children who qualify under expansion rules receive 12 months continuous eligibility, as opposed to a 12-month renewal period in "regular" Medicaid.
10: Data as of January 2009. Information for parents refer to enrollment/renewal procedures under regular Medicaid; some states have expanded Medicaid for parents (through waivers or state funds) and procedures under the expansion may be different than the procedures for regular Medicaid.
11: The joint Medicaid/CHIP application in Arkansas has a place for parents to indicate they are interested in health coverage for themselves. Parents that indicate an interest in coverage for themselves are required to complete a separate Medicaid application.
12: In Arkansas, county offices have the option of requiring either a
face-to-face or telephone interview for Medicaid. Applicants who have
had an active Medicaid case within the past year are not required to do
an interview.
13: Data as of January 2009.