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Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

CHIP is short for the Children's Health Insurance Program - Pennsylvania's program to provide health insurance to uninsured children and teens, up to age 19, who are not eligible for or enrolled in Medical Assistance. CHIP is there for your kids with quality, comprehensive health insurance coverage for routine doctor visits, prescriptions, dental, eye care, prescriptions and much more. CHIP Coverage Includes: • Immunizations • Routine Check-ups & Well Visits • Prescription Drugs • Dental, Vision, Hearing Services • Emergency Care • Mental Health Benefits • Hospitalization • Durable Medical Equipment • Substance Abuse Treatment • Partial Hospitalization for Mental Health Services • Rehabilitation Therapies • Home Health Care & Hospice Services • Maternity Care

Physical Address

Hours

Monday through Friday: 8:30am to 5:00pm

Application process

Apply online with the COMPASS website, apply by phone

Fee

Free or low cost; Most families receive CHIP coverage absolutely free. Others can get the same benefits at a low cost. Please, see the website for full explanation.

Eligibility

Click here for eligibility.

Service area

Adams, PA Allegheny, PA Armstrong, PA Beaver, PA Bedford, PA Berks, PA Blair, PA Bradford, PA Bucks, PA Butler, PA Cambria, PA Cameron, PA Carbon, PA Centre, PA Chester, PA Clarion, PA Clearfield, PA Clinton, PA Columbia, PA Crawford, PA Cumberland, PA Dauphin, PA Delaware, PA Elk, PA Erie, PA Fayette, PA Forest, PA Franklin, PA Fulton, PA Greene, PA Huntingdon, PA Indiana, PA Jefferson, PA Juniata, PA Lackawanna, PA Lancaster, PA Lawrence, PA Lebanon, PA Lehigh, PA Luzerne, PA Lycoming, PA McKean, PA Mercer, PA Mifflin, PA Monroe, PA Montgomery, PA Montour, PA Northampton, PA Northumberland, PA Perry, PA Philadelphia, PA Pike, PA Potter, PA Schuylkill, PA Snyder, PA Somerset, PA Sullivan, PA Susquehanna, PA Tioga, PA Union, PA Venango, PA Warren, PA Washington, PA Wayne, PA Westmoreland, PA Wyoming, PA York, PA

Agency info

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

Provides public welfare programs and services. These services include eligibility and benefits determination, foster care, juvenile justice, early childhood development, services for persons with developmental disabilities, autism services, long term living programs, management of state psychiatric hospitals, and management of the Medical Assistance physical and behavioral health care programs.