Get ready to apply
Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services
Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program
What you get
Health insurance for children who are uninsured. Ask whether requests are open.
- Who starts it
- You
- How it’s sent
- Online, on their website
- Your time
- About 15 minutes
- Last checked
- Aug 27, 2026
Before you start, check you fit
- Your child is 18 or under.
- Hospital-caseworker referral is required.
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What their form asks
Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026What the form asks for
They don’t publish the questions in advance. Have your contact details, your child’s diagnosis and date, and the hospital’s name to hand.
After you send
Keep the confirmation and respond through the agency or plan channel. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.