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(iii) Medical treatment facilities which provide medical care or remedial service on an inpatient basis; or

(iv) Correctional or holding facilities which provide for persons who are prisoners, have been arrested or detained, or are held under court order as material witnesses or juveniles.

(49-1) "Qualified alien" means an alien who:

(a) Has been fully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA);

(b) Has been granted asylum under §208 of the INA;

(d) Has been paroled into the United States under §212(d)(5) of the INA for a period of at least 1 year;

(e) Has had deportation withheld under §243(h) of the INA; or

(f) Has been granted conditional entry under §203(a)(7) of the INA in effect before April 1, 1980.

(50) "Recipient" means a person who is certified as eligible for Medical Assistance. (51) "Redetermination" means a determination regarding continuing eligibility of a recipient. (52) "Remedial service" means any service, other than a physician's service, provided within the scope of practice as defined by State law by a person licensed as a practitioner under State law.

(53) "Resources" means accumulated personal wealth over which a person has the authority or power to liquidate his interest, including cash savings, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market certificates, checking accounts, stocks, bonds, cash value of life insurance, burial plots, prepaid burial plans, real property, personal property, mortgages, and mutual funds.

(54) "Retroactive coverage" means the availability of coverage for incurred medical expenses covered under the State Plan for a period not to exceed 3 months before the month of application.

(55) "Skilled nursing facility" means a nursing facility which:

(a) Is licensed as a comprehensive care facility (SNF/CCF), or as an extended care facility (SNF/ECF), or both;

(b) Meets the requirements for certification and participation in Title XIX of the Social Security Act as a skilled nursing facility; and

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(iii) Medical treatment facilities which provide medical care or remedial service on an inpatient basis; or

(iv) Correctional or holding facilities which provide for persons who are prisoners, have been arrested or detained, or are held under court order as material witnesses or juveniles.

(49-1) "Qualified alien" means an alien who:

(a) Has been fully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA);

(b) Has been granted asylum under §208 of the INA;

(d) Has been paroled into the United States under §212(d)(5) of the INA for a period of at least 1 year;

(e) Has had deportation withheld under §243(h) of the INA; or

(f) Has been granted conditional entry under §203(a)(7) of the INA in effect before April 1, 1980.

(54) "Retroactive coverage" means the availability of coverage for incurred medical expenses covered under the State Plan for a period not to exceed 3 months before the month of application.

(55) "Skilled nursing facility" means a nursing facility which:

(a) Is licensed as a comprehensive care facility (SNF/CCF), or as an extended care facility (SNF/ECF), or both;

(b) Meets the requirements for certification and participation in Title XIX of the Social Security Act as a skilled nursing facility; and