The federal government released the following information when they produced the Model Notices for CHIPRA:

“On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA, Pub. L. 111–3). CHIPRA includes a requirement that the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services develop a model notice for employers to use to inform employees of potential opportunities currently available in the State in which the employee resides for group health plan premium assistance under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Department of Labor (Department) is required to provide the model notice to employers within one year of CHIPRA’s enactment. This document announces the availability of a Model Employer CHIP Notice. This notice also requests comments regarding compliance with the Employer CHIP Notice requirement for use in the development of future compliance assistance materials and/or regulations.”

Listed below is the general Model Notice for use when employees are covered in multiple states, along with one that may be used when employees are only in California.

Employers should provide covered employees with the applicable Notice so that they are informed that health insurance premium assistance may be available.

• CHIPRA All States
• CHIPRA California