16 Del. Admin. Code § 18000-18000
This section describes the eligibility requirements under Delaware's CHIP program - the Delaware Healthy Children Program (DHCP).
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997, enacted on Augusts 5, 1997, established the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) under Title XXI of the Social Security Act. The purpose of this program is to provide funds to States to enable them to initiate and expand the provision of child health assistance to uninsured, low-income children in an effective and efficient manner that is coordinated with other sources of health benefits coverage for children.
This program does not create any entitlement on the part of children to child health assistance. CHIP creates a capped allotment to the funds on the part of the states. Enrollment will be stopped when total expenditures are projected to equal the available funding level.
16 Del. Admin. Code § 18000-18000