Eligibility for the separate CHIP Program may be established for a targeted low-income child from conception to birth when the: Birthing parent is not a citizen or qualified alien; and Family income is equal to or less than 250 percent of the federal poverty level. Eligibility for the CHIP Health Services Initiative may be established for a birthing parent for postpartum coverage if a targeted low-income child applied for the separate CHIP Program on or before the day prior to their birth and was subsequently found eligible for the separate CHIP Program.