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130 CMR: DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Trans. by E.L. 222 Rev. 11/17/17 MASSHEALTH CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION Chapter 518 Page 518.001

518.001: Introduction

Persons applying for or receiving MassHealth must verify their citizenship and identity or immigration status. Citizens and nationals who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) based upon disability, or Medicare (including those who are entitled to Medicare), and children in receipt of either Title IV-B services or Title IV-E adoption assistance or foster care payments do not need to submit verification. In addition, a child born to a woman who is eligible for MassHealth on the date of the child’s birth is exempt from providing citizenship and identity verification as described in 130 CMR 518.004(E).

518.002: U.S. Citizens

A citizen of the United States is

(A) an individual who was born in the United States or its territories, including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), except those born to a foreign diplomat, and who otherwise qualifies for U.S. citizenship under § 301 et seq. of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA);

(B) an individual born of a parent who is a U.S. citizen or who otherwise qualifies for U.S. citizenship under § 301 et seq. of the INA;

(C) a naturalized citizen; or

(D) a national (both citizen national and noncitizen national) as defined in 130 CMR 518.002(D)(1) or (2). (1) Citizen National. A citizen national is an individual who otherwise qualifies as a U.S. citizen under § 301 et seq. of the INA. (2) Noncitizen National. A noncitizen national is an individual who was born in one of the outlying possessions of the United States, including American Samoa and Swain’s Island, to a parent who is a noncitizen national.