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Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Technical Implementation

This letter and attachments are intended to provide additional and more detailed technical guidance regarding implementation of CHIP
and provisions related to payment processes and requirements. We intend to incorporate the information contained in this letter and
attachments into a regulation to be published in the Federal Register and appropriate State manuals. Although the attached guidance
represents what we believe is required under the CHIP provisions, it is still a DRAFT and the content may change. We are sending
this to you in DRAFT form both for your review and preliminary planning.

Download the Guidance Document

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: December 08, 1997

DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract. The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.