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Chapter: 1400 Technical Requirements Program: MFAM 12 1430.0118 Noncitizens not Eligible for Assistance (MFAM) The following individuals are not eligible for Medicaid on the factor of citizenship status:

1. foreign government representatives on official business and their families and servants, 2. visitors for business or pleasure, including exchange visitors, 3. crewmen on shore leave, 4. noncitizens in travel status while traveling directly through the U.S., 5. treaty traders and investors and their families, 6. foreign students, 7. international organization representatives and individuals and their families and servants, 8. temporary workers including agricultural contract workers, or 9. members of foreign press, radio, film, or other information media and their families.

Verification of these statuses is usually the I-94, Arrival-Departure Record, annotated with the letters "A" through "V" except “T” (A-2, B-1, etc.).

Note: Lawfully residing children, up to age 19, are potentially eligible for Medicaid provided all other eligibility requirements are met. 1430.0119 Compact of Free Association (COFA) migrants (MFAM) The Compact of Free Association (COFA) are agreements between the United States and three independent states: the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. COFA migrants are considered qualified non-citizens for the purposes of Medicaid eligibility. Verification of this status includes: 1. I-94 or I-766 with the following Class of Admission (COA) Codes:

a. CFA/RMI – Citizen of Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) due to the

Compact of Free Association

b. CFA/FSM – Citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)

c. CFA/PAL – Citizen of the Republic of Palau 2. I-766 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with the following Category Code:

a. A-08 Citizen of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia or Palau admitted as a

nonimmigrant 3. An unexpired passport with annotations “CFA/RMI,” “CFA/FSM” or “CFA/PAL.”

Note: These individuals are not subject to the five-year ban. 1430.0200 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (MFAM) The eligibility determination must include obtaining a Social Security number (SSN) for each individual or verify that the individual has applied for an SSN as a condition of eligibility. This requirement does not apply for the Emergency Medical Assistance for Noncitizens Program. The purpose of the SSN is to identify income and assets held by an individual.

A verbal statement providing the SSN is sufficient as the SSN is validated through data exchange. If the SSN is unknown or has never been obtained, the individual must:

1. Apply for an SSN through the welfare enumeration system at the local DCF office. (Original evidence of age, identification and citizenship or noncitizen status must be sent by the eligibility specialist to the local Social Security Administration (SSA) office with the