Beginning January 1, 2025, children who are fully eligible for Medicaid or subsidized Child Health Plus will receive continuous eligibility, regardless of a change in income, through the end of the month of the child’s sixth birthday.
A child’s Medicaid or Child Health Plus coverage could end before they turn age six if:
- The child moves out of New York State;
- The child’s family requests to have their coverage ended;
- The child’s notices are returned as undeliverable, re-processed and returned again as undeliverable;
- NY State of Health determines the eligibility was erroneously granted at the most recent determination or redetermination of eligibility due to agency error or fraud, abuse or perjury attributed to the child or the parent/guardian.
Online
Get more information about Child Health Plus.
By Phone
- Agency: Human Resources Administration
- Division: Medicaid Helpline
- Phone Number: (888) 692-6116
- Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 5 PM
- Automated Assistance is available in English and Spanish 24 hours, 7 days a week. Staff is available through the automated phone system during business hours, except on City Holidays. Most languages are available through a staff person.
