Under the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), any employer who offers group health coverage to employees must provide notice to those employees of state health insurance premium assistance for dependents that employees may be eligible for.
This notice must be provided by the later of (1) the first day of the first plan year after February 4, 2010; or (2) May 1, 2010. Civil penalties of up to $100 per day may be assessed on employers for each day that the notice is not provided.
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CHIPRA was signed into law last year by President Obama, and is a program that provides assistance to parents in securing health coverage for their children. California’s Healthy Families Program is the state program that co-funds and administers the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) this month released new model notices, which must be provided to all employees working in California (and any other state that provides premium assistance for children), regardless of where the employer is headquartered.
A copy of the model notice can be downloaded from the DOL’s website.