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UNOFFICIAL 1714.1-3 §17-1714.1-2 Right to assistance. (a) The department shall promptly provide medical assistance without delay to any individual or household who meets all of the applicable eligibility requirements set forth by subtitle 12. (b) An individual shall receive assistance unless determined ineligible for coverage due to the individual’s or household’s failure to provide required verification or meet all Medicaid eligibility requirements. [Eff 09/30/13] (Auth: HRS §346-14; 42 C.F.R. §435.930) (Imp: HRS §346-14; 42 C.F.R. §435.930)

§17-1714.1-3 Evidence of identity. (a) The department shall verify the identity of an individual or household member prior to the approval of assistance. (b) Verification of an individual’s identity through a federal or State governmental agency, including but not limited to a public assistance, law enforcement, internal revenue or tax bureau, or corrections agency, or an Express Lane agency, under section 1902 of the Social Security Act, shall be accepted in lieu of documentation required under subsections (c), (d) and (e). (c) For an individual sixteen years of age or older, the department shall accept the following as proof of identity, provided the documentation has a photograph or other identifying information including, but not limited to, name, age, sex, race, height, weight, eye color, or address: (1) Driver’s license issued by a state or U.S. territory; (2) School identification card; (3) U.S. military card or draft record; (4) Identification card issued by the federal or state government; (5) Military dependent’s identification card; (6) Native American tribal documents; or (7) U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner card.