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 periodicall...