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period, the applicant must be enrolled in coverage if they have met all eligibility requirements except citizenship. ACE applicants are to be processed within the required 2 day period, which eliminates the need to verify citizenship prior to receiving coverage. ACE applicants fall within the “reasonable opportunity” clause and can provide documentary evidence of citizenship after they have been assigned coverage. Step 4: Request Citizenship Verification SVES must be used to request citizenship verification (SOLQ cannot be used): Task 1: Use the SVES PF1 request to access the screen for citizenship verification. Task 2: Complete all the appropriate fields to verify citizenship. Enter the new code: Z for the Category of Assistance Task 3: This request will need to process overnight. Task 4: Once the 24 hour SVES citizenship verification has taken place, use SVES PF2 to verify the citizenship response. Task 5: Print the verification response for the applicant’s record. Important Reminder: Step 4 citizenship request will not provide Title II (SSA) and Title XVI (SSI) income information. Step 5: SVES Citizenship Verification Responses and Procedures The CM will receive a response (within 24 hours of the request) displaying one of the following response codes: 1. Citizenship verified Task 1: Send verification copy to the repository at DHMH. Task 2: On the DEM2 screen in CARES, enter “CP” valid value in the citizenship verification field. 2. Citizenship not verified Task 1: Obtain the required documentation to verify citizenship (see AT 08-05). Allow the applicant a reasonable period of time (45 days) to produce the documentation. The case worker must grant active eligibility status during this period and up to 80 days as long as the applicant has met all other eligibility requirements and is pursuing the acquisition of documentation to meet citizenship requirements. Task 2: If documentation is provided within this period, continue providing an active eligibility status through the certification period.