The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a new model employer Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) notice with information that is current as of July 31 . Under the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), employers maintaining group health plans in states that provide premium assistance subsidies under a Medicaid plan or a CHIP plan must send employees an annual notice. An employer can choose to provide the notice on their own or concurrent with the furnishing of: materials notifying the employee of health plan eligibility; open enrollment materials; and the summary plan description. An employer is subject to this annual notice requirement if their group health plan covers participants who reside in a state that provides a premium assistance subsidy, regardless of the employer’s location. Employers may use the DOL’s model notice for this disclosure. DOL updates the model notice periodically to reflect changes in the states that offe