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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 102 – Non-Financial Requirements Page |2 Effective Date: June 2020 102.04.03 VERIFICATION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IDENTITY UNDER THE CHILD CITIZENSHIP ACT OF 2000 ................................................................................................. 23 102.04.04 VERIFICATION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IDENTITY USING OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS .................................................................................................... 23 102.04.05 90-DAY REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY PERIOD ................................................ 25 102.04.06 EVIDENCE OF U. S. CITIZENSHIP ...................................................................... 28 102.04.07 EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY .................................................................................... 36 102.05 ALIEN STATUS .................................................................................................. 37 102.05.01 CLASSIFICATIONS OF QUALIFIED ALIENS ................................................... 37 102.05.02 GRANDFATHERED ALIENS ............................................................................ 39 102.05.03 ALIEN CLASSES SUBJECT TO A 5-YEAR DISQUALIFICATION PERIOD .......... 40 102.05.04 ALIEN CLASSES SUBJECT TO A 7-YEAR LIMIT ON ELIGIBILITY ..................... 40 102.05.05 ALIENS EXEMPT FROM THE 5-YEAR DISQUALIFICATION AND THE 7-YEAR LIMIT .............................................................................................................................................. 41 102.05.06 REQUIREMENT FOR 40 QUALIFYING QUARTERS ............................................ 42 102.05.06A 40 QUALIFYING QUARTERS OF EARNINGS .................................................... 43 102.05.06B PROCEDURES TO VERIFY 40 QUALIFYING QUARTERS .......................... 43 102.05.07 ENUMERATION EXCEPTION FOR QUALIFIED ALIENS ................................... 44 102.05.08 ELECTRONIC VERIFICATION OF ALIEN STATUS.............................................. 45 102.05.08A PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING ELECTRONIC VERIFICATION FOR ALIENS .............................................................................................................................. 45 102.05.08B VERIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR GRANDFATHERED ALIENS ............... 47 102.05.08C VERIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING .............................. 48 102.05.08D VERIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR BATTERED ALIENS ......................................... 48 102.05.08E VETERANS, ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY AND FAMILY MEMBER REQUIREMENTS................49

102.05.09 NON-QUALIFIED ALIENS ................................................................................. 50 102.05.10 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROCESS ............................................. 52 102.05.11 BUDGETING FOR CITIZEN CHILDREN OF NON-QUALIFIED ALIEN(S) ........ 54