Sec. 10.09.43.14. Program Participation Requirements — Change in Status

A. The applicant shall report any change in family status or family composition within 10 days of the change.

B. Change in family status includes increase or decrease in the number of family members through birth, death, marriage, adoption, separation, divorce, or the voluntary or involuntary removal of a family member from residence with the family.

C. The applicant shall complete a written, telephonic, or electronic application and file it with the Department or its designee in any jurisdiction to apply for coverage for a child added to the family, including a newborn child, unless the newborn child's mother was eligible for Medicaid when the child was born.

D. For all changes except addition of a child, the Department or its designee shall evaluate the effect of the change on continued eligibility for MCHP Premium and notify the applicant of its determination within 60 days of the report of the change.