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UNOFFICIAL 1714.1-12 §§346-14, 346-29; 42 C.F.R. §§435.403, 435.1009, 435.1010) (Imp: HRS §346-29; 42 C.F.R. §§435.403, 435.1009, 435.1010)

§§17-1714.1-22 to 17-1714.1-26 (Reserved).

SUBCHAPTER 4

CITIZENSHIP AND NON-CITIZENSHIP STATUS

§17-1714.1-27 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the types of acceptable documentary evidence of citizenship and non-citizen status that an individual or household shall meet to be eligible for Medicaid. [Eff 09/30/13] (Auth: HRS §346-14; 42 C.F.R. §§435.406, 435.407) (Imp: HRS §346- 14; 42 C.F.R. §§435.406, 435.407)

§17-1714.1-28 Citizen and non-citizen eligibility. (a) The following individuals meet the citizenship and non-citizen requirements to be eligible for Medicaid: (1) A citizen of the U.S. who has declared that the individual is a citizen or national of the U.S., and the department has verified the declaration under section 17-1714.1-30. For purposes of this subchapter, a citizen of the U.S. includes naturalized citizens, members of a federally-recognized Indian Tribe, and individuals born in the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Swain's Island, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (2) A qualified non-citizen: (A) Who is granted asylum under section 208 of the INA (8 U.S.C. § 1158);