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2400.00.00 NON-FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS This chapter contains the various non-financial eligibility requirements which must be considered depending upon the types of assistance for which an individual is applying. The major sections in this chapter include:

Citizenship/Immigration Status (Section 2402) Requirement to Provide a Social Security Number (Section 2404) Residency (Section 2406) Age (Section 2410) Blindness or Disability (Section 2412) SSI Status (Section 2414) Medicare Status (Section 2416) Household Tax Relationships (Section 2418) Residence in the Home of a Specified Relative (Section 2420) Institutional Status (Section 2422) Level of Care/Preadmission Screening (Section 2424) Pregnancy (Section 2426) Newborn Status (Section 2428) Health Insurance Coverage Considerations (Section 2433) Assignment of Medical Rights (Section 2434) Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (Section 2435). The requirements for each of these non-financial factors and their verification requirements are described in this chapter.

2402.00.00 CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION STATUS To be eligible for assistance, an individual must be: • A citizen of the United States • A U.S. non-citizen national (a person born in an outlying possession of the United States, American Samoa, or Swain's Island) • An immigrant who is in a qualified immigration status as defined in Section 2402.20, and who meets the specific requirements of each program; or • An individual who meets other specific requirements for a specific program as defined in the following sections.