health insurance coverage for children
DESCRIPTION
This chart describes special enrollment periods in various states for enrollment of children age 18 and under in individual health insurance, without presence of a parent or guardian on the policy.TRANSCRIPT
STATE2011 Child-only plan
enrollment period* Additional Information
CALIFORNIA
• Jan 1 – March 1
• Full calendar month of the
child’s birth month
http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0400-news/0100-press-
releases/2010/release149-10.cfm
COLORADO• Jan 1 – Jan 31
• July 1 – July 31
http://www.dora.state.co.us/insurance/consumer/Child_Onl
y_Policies.htm
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
• Jan 1 – Jan 31
• July 1 – July 31
http://healthreform.dc.gov/DC/Health+Reform
ILLINOIS• Jan 1 – Jan 31
• July 1 – July 31
http://www.insurance.illinois.gov/hiric/
KENTUCKY • Jan 1 – Jan 31http://insurance.ky.gov/Static_Info.aspx?Static_ID=111&Div_
id=4
MARYLAND • Jan 1 – Jan 31
http://www.mdinsurance.state.md.us/sa/jsp/consumer/Cons
umer.jsp?divisionName=Consumer+Information&pageName=
/sa/jsp/consumer/Consumer.jsp
MASSACHUSETTS• Jan 1 - Feb 15
• July 1 - Aug 15
https://www.mahealthconnector.org
MISSOURI
• March 1 - March 31, and
possibly at other times
determined by the carrier
http://insurance.mo.gov/consumer/lhindex.htm
MONTANA• The calendar month prior to
the birth month of the child
http://www.sao.mt.gov/
NEW MEXICO • July 1 - July 31 http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us/consumer.htm
OHIO • March 1 - March 31http://www.insurance.ohio.gov/Consumer/Pages/HealthInsu
ranceforChildrenUnder19.aspx
OREGON• Feb 1 – Feb 28
• Aug 1 – Aug 31
http://insurance.oregon.gov/consumer/federal-health-
reform/092310-enrollment-children.pdf
SOUTH DAKOTA • July 1 -Aug 15 http://www.state.sd.us/drr2/childrenunder19.htm
UTAH• Nov 1 – Dec 15
• May 1 – June 15
http://www.insurance.utah.gov/health/index.html
WASHINGTON• March 15 - April 30
• Sept 15 - Oct 31
http://www.insurance.wa.gov/news/2011/1_13_2011.shtml
Special Enrollment Periods for Child-only Individual Health
Insurance Coverage
* Note that additional qualifying events may allow for enrollment outside of these periods. This chart may be
udpated as more information becomes available. Current version prepared 1/17/11.