Section 125.200  Eligibility for Children's Health Insurance Program

Effective July 1, 2012, a child may be eligible under the Program provided that all of the following eligibility criteria are met:

a)         The child  is not eligible for Medical Assistance, including 89 Ill. Adm. Code 120.

b)         The child is under 19 years of age.

c)         Effective October 1, 2013, a child is a member of a family whose monthly countable income is above 133% of FPL and at or below 200% of FPL as determined using the MAGI methodology.

d)         The individual is a resident of the State of Illinois.

e)         The individual is either a United States citizen or included in one of the following categories of non-citizens:

1)         United States veterans honorably discharged or individuals on active military duty, or the spouse or unmarried dependent children of those persons.

2)         Refugees under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 USC 1157).

3)         Asylees under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

4)         Individuals for whom deportation has been withheld under section 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

5)         Individuals granted conditional entry under section 203(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act as in effect prior to April 1, 1980.

6)         Individuals lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

7)         Parolees, for at least one year, under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

8)         Nationals of Cuba or Haiti.

9)         Individuals identified by the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) as victims of trafficking.

10)         Amerasians from Vietnam.

11)         Members of the Hmong or Highland Laotian tribe when the tribe helped United States personnel by taking part in military or rescue operations.

12)         American Indians born in Canada.

13)         Individuals who are a spouse, widow or child of a United States citizen or a spouse or a child or a legal permanent resident (LPR) who have been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by the United States citizen or LPR or a member of that relative's family who lived with them, who no longer live with the abuser or plan to live separately within one month after assistance and whose need for assistance is due, at least in part, to the abuse.

f)         The individual's Social Security Number (SSN) is provided to the Department or, if it has not been issued or is not known, proof that application has been made for an SSN is provided.

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 18451, effective August 19, 2014)