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.
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Health Insurance Coverage For Children
1. Special Enrollment Periods for Child-only Individual Health
Insurance Coverage
2011 Child-only plan
STATE Additional Information
enrollment period*
• Jan 1 – March 1 http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0400-news/0100-press-
CALIFORNIA • Full calendar month of the releases/2010/release149-10.cfm
child’s birth month
• Jan 1 – Jan 31 http://www.dora.state.co.us/insurance/consumer/Child_Onl
COLORADO y_Policies.htm
• July 1 – July 31
DISTRICT OF • Jan 1 – Jan 31 http://healthreform.dc.gov/DC/Health+Reform
COLUMBIA • July 1 – July 31
• Jan 1 – Jan 31 http://www.insurance.illinois.gov/hiric/
ILLINOIS
• July 1 – July 31
http://insurance.ky.gov/Static_Info.aspx?Static_ID=111&Div_
KENTUCKY • Jan 1 – Jan 31
id=4
http://www.mdinsurance.state.md.us/sa/jsp/consumer/Cons
MARYLAND • Jan 1 – Jan 31 umer.jsp?divisionName=Consumer+Information&pageName=
/sa/jsp/consumer/Consumer.jsp
• Jan 1 - Feb 15 https://www.mahealthconnector.org
MASSACHUSETTS
• July 1 - Aug 15
• March 1 - March 31, and http://insurance.mo.gov/consumer/lhindex.htm
MISSOURI possibly at other times
determined by the carrier
• The calendar month prior to http://www.sao.mt.gov/
MONTANA
the birth month of the child
NEW MEXICO • July 1 - July 31 http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us/consumer.htm
http://www.insurance.ohio.gov/Consumer/Pages/HealthInsu
OHIO • March 1 - March 31 ranceforChildrenUnder19.aspx
• Feb 1 – Feb 28 http://insurance.oregon.gov/consumer/federal-health-
OREGON
• Aug 1 – Aug 31 reform/092310-enrollment-children.pdf
SOUTH DAKOTA • July 1 -Aug 15 http://www.state.sd.us/drr2/childrenunder19.htm
• Nov 1 – Dec 15 http://www.insurance.utah.gov/health/index.html
UTAH
• May 1 – June 15
• March 15 - April 30 http://www.insurance.wa.gov/news/2011/1_13_2011.shtml
WASHINGTON
• Sept 15 - Oct 31
* 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.