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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 102 – Non-Financial Requirements Page |35 Effective Date: June 2020 102.05 ALIEN STATUS The purpose of this section is to provide information and instructions for determining alien status and level of Medicaid coverage. In general, eligibility and level of coverage is based on the alien’s date of entry into the U. S., the date qualified alien status was obtained and/or the alien’s immigration status. Qualified Aliens Individuals living in the United States, who are not citizens, by birth or acquisition, and are not U. S. Nationals, are aliens. For Medicaid purposes, certain aliens are referred to as “qualified”, meaning they are potentially eligible for full Medicaid services just like U. S. citizens. Each applicant declaring to be a qualified alien is responsible to provide, or cooperate in obtaining, documentation of alien status. Qualified Aliens are divided into classifications that are eligible: • After a 5-year disqualification period, or • For up to a 7-year limit placed on their eligibility, or • Without a disqualification period or limit placed on their eligibility. NOTE: The 90-Day Reasonable Opportunity Period applies to otherwise eligible aliens who declare a qualified alien status and need time to obtain documentation that verifies their status. Refer to 102.04.05. Non-Qualified Aliens "Non-qualified aliens" are non-citizens potentially eligible only for Emergency Medicaid services. Non-citizens applying for Emergency Medicaid services are not required to disclose information regarding citizenship, alien status or enumeration and should not be requested to do so. All applicable program requirements must be met before an alien is eligible for either full Medicaid or Emergency Medicaid services. 102.05.01 CLASSIFICATIONS OF QUALIFIED ALIENS Eleven classifications of qualified aliens for the Medicaid Program are listed below. Some classifications contain special immigrant groups that are treated differently than the main classification in applying eligibility limits. Any differences in treatment are discussed in Sections 102.05.04 and 102.05.05 and are also included on the Alien Status Chart in Section 102.05.13, along with the documents needed for each classification and subgroup.