Your CHIP Renewal Notice, Explained
Also called: CHIP renewal notice, CHIP redetermination notice, Notice of Renewed Eligibility
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
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What this notice usually means
A CHIP renewal notice checks if your child's CHIP coverage continues. Some states call it a redetermination notice. Federal rule says CHIP uses the same renewal steps as Medicaid. The state must first try to renew your child on its own. It uses facts it already has. It should not ask you for anything if it can do this. If it cannot, it sends a form. The form is already filled in with what the state knows. CHIP eligibility is checked once every 12 months. It is not checked more often than that. Your state CHIP agency decides if coverage continues.
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“The renewal procedures described in § 435.916 of this chapter apply equally to the State in administering a separate CHIP, except that the State shall verify information needed to renew CHIP eligibility in accordance with § 457.380 of this subpart, shall provide notice regarding the State's determination of renewed eligibility or termination in accordance with § 457.340(e) of this subpart”
“The eligibility of all Medicaid beneficiaries not described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section must be renewed once every 12 months, and no more frequently than once every 12 months.”
“The agency must make a redetermination of eligibility for all Medicaid beneficiaries without requiring information from the individual if able to do so based on reliable information contained in the individual's account or other more current information available to the agency”
“Not require an individual to complete an in-person interview as part of the renewal process.”
“The agency must complete the renewal of eligibility in accordance with this section by the end of the beneficiary's eligibility period described in paragraph (a) of this section and in accordance with the time standards in § 435.912(c)(4).”
“The State must provide each applicant or enrollee with timely and adequate written notice of any decision affecting his or her eligibility, including an approval, denial or termination, or suspension of eligibility, consistent with §§ 457.315, 457.348, and 457.350.”
What to do now
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Check if the state renewed automatically
The state must first try to renew your child on its own. It uses facts already on file. If it can, your notice explains the result. You may not need to send anything back.
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Return a renewal form within 30 days
If the state cannot renew your child on its own, it sends a form. The form is already filled in. Federal rule gives you at least 30 days from that date to respond. You must sign it too.
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Know your window if you are late
Coverage can end if the form is late. Sending it later can still help. Federal rule says a form sent within 90 days after the end date still counts. The state must treat it like an application, not a new case.
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Watch for the notice on the outcome
Once the state decides, it must send written notice. Read it closely. It should say if coverage continues, changed, or ended, and why.
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Deadline
If the state sends a renewal form, federal rule gives you at least 30 days from that date to respond. If coverage ends because the form was late, you still have a window. Send the form within 90 days after the end date. Then the state must treat it as an application, not a new case. Your own notice has the real dates for your child's case.
“At least 30 calendar days from the date the agency sends the renewal form to respond and provide any necessary information through any of the modes of submission specified in § 435.907(a), and to sign the renewal form under penalty of perjury in a manner consistent with § 435.907(f).”
“If the individual subsequently submits the renewal form or other needed information within 90 calendar days after the date of termination, or a longer period elected by the State, must treat the renewal form as an application and reconsider the eligibility of an individual whose coverage is terminated for failure to submit the renewal form or necessary information”
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Sources
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), 42 CFR 457.343Retrieved 2026-07-17
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), 42 CFR 435.916Retrieved 2026-07-17
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), 42 CFR 457.340Retrieved 2026-07-17
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
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Related words
Renewal
Renewal is the process that keeps your Medicaid case active. The agency often checks this first with data it already has. This check is called ex parte. It happens before the agency asks you for anything.
Redetermination
A redetermination is a new check of your Medicaid or SSI case. It works differently for each program. This page covers them separately.
Ex parte renewal
An ex parte renewal is when the state renews your Medicaid on its own. It uses records it already has, so you fill out no form.
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