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Child Health Plus and Early Intervention Program (EIP)

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Child Health Plus Filings

The Renewal Operating Plan and Premium Proposal application is to be used only when revised premium rates are being proposed to an already approved service region, to an already approved rating region, and to the same plan of benefits as reflected in the current premium rates. 

Applications are  filed through SERFF using Filing Type CHP Renewal Rates and MLR Reporting. SERFF Filings for Calendar year 2022 rates are due Sept.1, 2021. The Department of Financial Services may not be able to act upon the rate application by the requested effective date if the application is not received in a timely manner. The Department of Financial Services, at its sole discretion, may reject a rate application that is not received in a timely manner or does not follow the prescribed format. 

Form and Rate requests for a new service region (including expanding an existing service region to a new county), or for the addition of a new benefit or deletion of an optional benefit, or when two CHP plans merge, should be filed through SERFF. 

Early Intervention Program (EIP)

Chapter 820 of the Laws of 2021 amended the Public Health Law and Insurance Law with regard to early intervention services and created an early intervention program (EIP) services pool. Effective January 1, 2022, insurers are no longer obligated to pay for early intervention services claims.

Questions?

Questions or inquiries regarding the Child Health Plus program or the revenue and expense categories should be directed to the Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, at (518) 473- 0566. 

All other inquiries about the renewal rate application should be directed to Neil Gerritt at the Department of Financial Services, Health Bureau, at (212) 480-5218 or [email protected].

Questions regarding rate approvals for a new service region or for a benefit change should be directed David Boyd at to the Department of Financial Services, Health Bureau, at (518) 408-2640 or [email protected].