Assignment 1: Midterm Examination HLTHST 314 Spring 2017 Public Law Portion 1

Instructions: The following is the Essay portion of the Midterm Exam in HLTHST 314. It is open book/open note/open course-content. However, you are not permitted to work together or receive the assistance of any other person in completing this exam. Consulting with others constitutes academic dishonesty and would result in your dismissal from the class with a failing grade. Now that you have opened the Exam, you may not discuss its contents or your answers with anyone else other than the course instructor.

Outside Materials and Attribution of Sources Used: All materials necessary to successfully complete this exam have been assigned in the first six lessons. Moreover, the purpose of the Exam is to assess your understanding of the materials covered in this course. Accordingly, you are strongly encouraged to rely solely on course materials (assigned readings, PowerPoint slides, videos, your notes, exercises.) in completing this exam. If you choose not to follow this advice, you must provide a citation to any non-course materials you rely on in your answers, even if you do not directly quote from the material. For Internet sources, a working hyperlink is sufficient.

If you directly quote from any resources (including class PowerPoint slides, assigned readings, Internet sources, or other out-of-class materials) in your exam answers, the quoted material must be in quotation marks (" ") and you must provide a citation to the source in parentheses. Each of the following examples would be appropriate: (Clinical Ethics, p. 3), (Trolley Car Video, minute 2:30), (Harris text, p. 310).

Submitting your Exam: This exam is due via Blackboard by 12 Noon on Wednesday March 6, 2017. Please attach your answers in a .doc or .docx format into the "HLTHST 314 Midterm Exam Answer Sheet" available on Blackboard, and submit your completed document as a MS Word Document (either .doc or .docx) via Safe Assign. Do not include the text of the questions with your answer. If you complete your exam before the deadline, early submission is encouraged.

In this portion of the Midterm you will be exploring the Childern's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by retreiving

1. A Public Law associated with the program, and

2. A Federal Register posting of a proposed rule, and

3. A CFR posting of a the final rule identified in number 2 above.

In the first portion of the examination you will conduct your own search for the information and will respond to the prompts accordingly.
In the second portion of the examination, that will only open up after you have submitted your first section, you be provided with the specific hotlinks to the specific Public Law, Federal Register and CFR locations that you will use to address the specific prompts related to the sections.

Background on CHIP

Program Description: The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a partnership between the federal and state governments that provides health coverage to uninsured children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but too little to afford private health coverage. Benefits vary by state and by the type of CHIP program, but all states provide comprehensive coverage like immunizations and well-baby/well-child care at no cost.

The federal government establishes general guidelines for the administration of CHIP benefits. However, specific eligibility requirements to get CHIP benefits, and the type and scope of services provided, are determined by each individual state. You must check with the CHIP office in the state you live in to confirm if your family is eligible to get benefits. These programs may be called different names in your state. To find information about the Medicaid and CHIP programs in your state, visit InsureKidsNow.gov or call 1-877-KIDS-NOW (1-877-543-7669). When you call, you'll be connected to someone in your state who can help you learn whether your children may qualify and help you enroll them.

Website for CHIP

Examination Portion of Section: You have recently been employed by and facility and your supervisor knows you have taken HLTHST 314 at Boise State University and knows that you have had experience finding Public Laws and reviewing the Federal Register plus accessing the appropriate CFR section. Your supervisor has been asked to make a presentation on aspects of the CHIP program at an upcoming conference for children. You supervisor has asked you to do the research on the topic to help with the presentation. You have been asked to gather the following information:

1. Early in President Obama's administration he signed a bill into law related to the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP):

a. What was the specific Public Law number?

b. Who was the sponsor for the legislation?

c. When was it introduced and on which side of Congress -the House or Senate?

d. When was it passed by Congress?

e. When did President Obama sign the bill into law?

f. Please provide a hotlink to the URL of the Public Law you identified here.

2. Sometime in 2015 a proposed rule was released in the Federal Register related to the CHIP program:

a. When was the proposed rule published in the Federal Register?

b. What was the docket Number for the rule?

c. When were comments due on the proposal?

d. Please provide a hotlink to the URL of the Public Law you identified here.

3. Sometime in 2016 the final rule was published in the CFR.

a. What is the CFR citation (i.e. 40 CFR 1910.000)?

As soon as you submit this portion you will be able to access the follow-up portion of the Public Law Portion of the examination.