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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL,SECTION D D-200 General Citizenship and Alien Status Requirements

D 224 Aliens Exempt from Five YearBar

D-224 Aliens Exempt from Five-Year Bar MS Manual 03/02/2021 431 of PRWORA Aliens with the following statuses are potentially eligible for Medicaid from the date the status is obtained: • Refugees admitted under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act(INA). • Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants admitted as lawfully permanent residents but treated as refugees. • Aliens granted asylum under section 208 of the INA.

• Aliens lawfully living in United States in accordance with the Compacts of Free Association. This only applies to: Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau (116HR133SA-RCP-116-68). • Aliens whose deportation or removal is withheld under section 243(h) or section241(b) (3) of the INA. • Cuban or Haitian entrants under section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980. • Cuban or Haitian entrants in the Haitian Family ReunificationProgram. • Amerasian immigrants. • Canadian born American Indians who have treaty rights to cross the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico. • Aliens lawfully living in the United States on 8/22/96 who were receiving AABD Medicaid at that time may continue to receive Medicaid benefits. This applies only to AABD categories. • Aliens lawfully living in the United Stateson 8/22/96 who subsequently become blind or disabled may receive Medicaid benefits in the future. • Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who are veterans honorably discharged for reasons other than alienage, and their spouses, surviving un-remarried spouses, and unmarried dependent children. This includes alien spouses, surviving un- remarried spouses, and unmarried dependent children of veterans who are U.S. citizens or deceased veterans. • Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who are active-duty personnel of