If your question is not answered in this section, please review Who Is Eligible, Enrollment Information and Members. You may also contact the toll-free helpline at 1-877-982-2447 for additional information.
A. You can complete an application online at www.wvinroads.org. Click on Apply for more details.
Q. How and when do I find out if my child is covered?
A. Once your completed application is received at your local DHHR office, an eligibility worker will review your application and determine if your child is eligible. This process takes about two weeks. You will receive a notice in the mail regarding your approval or denial.
A. You have the option to request a Fair Hearing from your local DHHR office. The DHHR will set a meeting with an eligibility worker to discuss your application. You will be allowed to ask someone to represent you as this meeting if you are unable to attend.
A. Current guidelines only permit WVCHIP to insure children.
A. Failure to accept available health insurance coverage does not affect eligibility.
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A. If a family is divorced or separated and have joint custody (50/50), either parent can apply for WVCHIP but both parent’s income will count in reviewing household income and family size. 
Click hereto see the income guideline chart.
Q. Who accepts the WVCHIP card?
A. If your child becomes eligible for WVCHIP, you may want to check with your child’s doctor or dentist to make certain their office accepts WVCHIP. You may want to also check with your local pharmacy as well.
WVCHIP gives many of the same benefits as Medicaid, but is a separate private program administered by PEIA. Doctors do not have to be enrolled they simply have to accept the program’s payment for the service they provide for your child.
A. You will need to reapply by calling the toll-free helpline at 1-877-WVA-CHIP (1-877-982-2447) or complete another application online at www.wvinroads.org.
