On August 17, 2023, the PA Department of Human Services (DHS) sent a PennLink to all LEAs that contained a letter from PA Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Executive Director Nicole M. Harris. The letter states:

The Pennsylvania ACT 84 of 2015 requires that public and nonpublic schools receive electronic notice of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) on an annual basis no later than August 15. A flyer has been created and is to be shared with every parent or guardian of every student enrolled in the district during the school year.
CHIP covers uninsured kids and teens up to age 19. With more than 128,000 uninsured children in Pennsylvania, this is great news for families!
CHIP provides quality, comprehensive health insurance for routine doctor visits, prescriptions, dental, eye care, eyeglasses, mental health and much more. CHIP covers uninsured kids who are not eligible for Medical Assistance. For most families, CHIP is free – for others, it is low cost.
School Superintendents and Chief Administrators are advised to forward the CHIP flyer to each school under their jurisdiction at the beginning of the school year. The flyer can be sent directly through email, posted to a school website with a link distributed to students’ families, printed or distributed with other information that is being sent as caregiver packets, or prepared for students to take home.

The flyer in English can be accessed at https://papsa-web.org/wp-content/uploads/CHIP-School-Flyer-2023-English.pdf.

The letter in Spanish can be accessed at https://papsa-web.org/wp-content/uploads/CHIP-School-Flyer-2023-Spanish.pdf.

Additional information can be found on the CHIP website at www.CHIPcoversPAkids.com, under CHIP Resources.