The following individual persons shall be eligible for coverage under the MHIP if they have been legally domiciled for a period of at least 30 days in this state (except for a federally defined eligible individual there will not be a 30-day requirement):

Any resident of Missouri who provides evidence of the following:

• A refusal by two insurers to issue health insurance except at a rate exceeding the plan rate for substantially similar health insurance; or
  
• A federally defined eligible individual who has not experienced a significant break in coverage; or
  
• A trade act eligible individual; or any
  
• Each resident dependent of a person who is eligible for plan coverage; or
  
• Any person, regardless of age, that can be claimed as a dependent of a trade act eligible individual on such trade act eligible individual's tax filing; or
  
• Any person whose health insurance coverage is involuntarily terminated for any reason other than nonpayment of premium or fraud, and who is not otherwise ineligible for this program; or
  
• Any person whose premiums for health insurance coverage have increased above the 300% of standard and are otherwise eligible for this program; or
  
• Any person currently insured who would have qualified as a federally defined eligible individual or a trade act eligible individual between the effective date of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act OF 1996.

Contact the customer service representative of the Administering Carrier servicing your county or the MHIP office to determine specific criteria regarding program eligibility.