Information for Families:
Break in Coverage
If the family returns the renewal application and verification documents but fails to pay the enrollment fee, CHIP suspends enrollment up to three months.
| If the family pays the enrollment fee… | Then… |
| Within three months | The case is reinstated and the child receives the remaining months of coverage * The child does not receive health care coverage during the months CHIP is suspended. |
| After three months | The family must reapply for CHIP |