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COMAR 10.09.24.01-.16 1642 State of Maryland Medical Assistance Manual Revised July 2012
legal permanent residents who have resided in the United States for less than 5 years as described under §214 of the Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA);
(b) Aliens who were lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as Amerasian immigrants under §584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988;
(e) Aliens whose deportation is being withheld under:
(i) §243(h) of the INA as in effect prior to April 1, 1997; or
(ii) §241(b)(3) of the INA, as amended;
(f) Cuban or Haitian entrants, as defined at §501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; (g) Aliens granted conditional entry under §203(a)(7) of the INA in effect before April 1, 1980; (h) Children receiving federal payments for foster care or adoption assistance under Part B or E of Title IV of the Social Security Act, if the child's foster or adoptive parent is considered a citizen or qualified alien; and
(i) Victims of a severe form of trafficking, in accordance with §107(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, who have been subjected to:
(i) Sex trafficking if the act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or the individual who was induced to perform the act was younger than 18 years old on the date that the visa application was filed; or
(ii) Involuntary servitude.
D. Five-Year Bar to Federal Medical Assistance for Qualified Aliens.
(1) Except for coverage of emergency medical services specified at Regulation .05-2 of this chapter, qualified aliens in the categories specified in §C(1) of this regulation who entered the United States on or after August 22, 1996, were not eligible for federally-funded Medical Assistance for 5 years from the date that the qualified alien:
(a) Entered the United States with the status of a qualified alien; or
(b) Obtained the status of a qualified alien, if the individual did not enter the United States as a qualified alien.
(2) The 5-year bar specified in §D(1) of this regulation shall also be applied to qualified aliens who entered the United States before August 22, 1996, but did not remain continuously present in