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If worker is unable to verify Ukrainian national’s immigration status promptly, and the individual has attested to having an eligible immigration status and meets all other eligibility requirement, then the person must be determined eligible for Medicaid during the 90-day ROP. (Refer to 2035.40.05 for processing guideline). Please submit a PAL for questionable eligibility or immigration status.

2403.00.00 NATIVE AMERICANS/ALASKAN INDIANS (MA 10) Children who are Native Americans or Alaskan Indians (NA/AI) are exempt from the cost-sharing requirements of the Children's Health Plan, Package C of Hoosier Healthwise.33 A child must be a member of a federally recognized tribe or have received a service from the Indian Health Services, a tribal health program, or urban Indian health program, or through a referral from one these programs to receive the exemption. Any individual claiming Native American racial-ethnic heritage for a child applicant or recipient should be asked whether the child is a member of a federally recognized tribe or the child received a service as mentioned above. If it is alleged that the individual is a member of a recognized tribe, membership must be verified for the exemption to apply. Verification is accomplished by viewing the I.D. card or tribal letter issued to each enrolled member. The I.D. card or letter should specifically state that the child is an enrolled member, and that the tribe is recognized by the federal government. If the documentation has been lost, the parent/caretaker may provide the telephone number of the tribal administrative office so that the child's membership can be verified. If the parent declares potential membership but the child has never been formally enrolled, he/she is not eligible for the cost sharing exemption.

The only tribe currently recognized in Indiana is the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians. The tribe's I.D. card features a red tribal emblem (an eagle on a branch) and an enrollment number and shows the child as a member of the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Tribe as certified by the tribal chairman. If the parent indicates that the child is an enrolled member, but written documentation has been lost or stolen, enrollment may be verified by calling the Pokagon Band Administrative Offices at 1-888-782-1001. Although the Pokagon Band is the only certified tribe in Indiana, it is important to remember that members of federally recognized tribes may be living anywhere. A child who is an enrolled member of any federally recognized tribe is entitled to the exemption, if otherwise eligible for MA 10.

Since these individuals are not to be required to pay a premium or co-payments, it will be necessary to fiat MA 9 eligibility once it has been established that the child qualifies in all other