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Chapter: 1450 Technical Requirements Program: CIC 10 Note: If a noncitizen provides any form of USCIS documentation, regardless of the expiration date, showing an eligible Immigration Act section, the eligibility specialist must accept the documentation and verify the individual's status through the SAVE system. When the SAVE system requests secondary verification, benefits may not be withheld pending response from the secondary verification, providing all other technical eligibility factors are met.

If the secondary verification shows that the noncitizen no longer has an eligible immigration status, a Benefit Recovery referral will be initiated for the total amount of assistance received during the interim investigation period. 1450.0115 VIS-CPS (CIC) VIS-CPS must be completed for noncitizens:

1. at application or reapplication, 2. when adding a noncitizen individual, 3. at every review for individuals who do not have a permanent resident status, and 4. any time there is a change to alien status.

A noncitizen who has what appears to be a “good” USCIS document, when VIS-CPS indicates contradictory information, will be considered potentially eligible until secondary verification is returned confirming the status. Do not hold, deny or terminate benefits waiting for the secondary verification. 1450.0116 Lawfully Residing Noncitizen Children up to age 19 (CIC) Lawfully residing children, up to age 19, are potentially Medicaid eligible, regardless of their date of entry as long as they are in an immigration status considered “lawfully residing”. All technical and financial eligibility requirements must be met, including residency, prior to providing Medicaid (including Medically Needy) coverage.

A child, up to age 19, is considered lawfully residing if the verified immigration status is a: 1. Qualified Noncitizen a. Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) b. Asylee c. Refugee d. Parolee (more than 1 year) e. Deportation Withheld f. Cuban and Haitian Entrants g. Battered or Abused Child or Child of a Battered Person h. Victim of Human Trafficking 2. Noncitizens with a valid Nonimmigrant Status (visa holders) 3. Paroled for less than 1 year 4. Other: a. Temporary Resident b. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) c. Employment Authorization d. Family Unity Beneficiaries e. Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) f. Deferred Action Status (not including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)) g. Administrative Stay of Removal h. Approved Visa Petition with a Pending Application for Adjustment of Status 5. Pending Application for Asylum, Withholding of Removal or Convention Against Torture who has also been Granted Employment Authorization or is under age 14 and their application has been pending for at least 180 days 6. Withholding of Removal under the Convention Against Torture