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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 102 – Non-Financial Requirements Page |39 Effective Date: June 2020 • Aliens Admitted to the Country as Amerasian Immigrants – can qualify for 7- years from entry into the U.S. Although not listed as a distinct classification of qualified alien, these aliens are categorized as a group of aliens who can qualify for up to 7 years from the date of entry in the U.S.; • Victims of Trafficking and Their Derivative Beneficiaries – can qualify during the first 7 years after obtaining victim status; • Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants are treated as refugees and can qualify until 7 years from the date of entry into the U.S. Eligibility must terminate the month following the end of the 7-year period unless the alien’s status has changed to a classification not subject to the 7-year limitation. If the time-limited alien’s status adjusts to Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) during the 7- year period, the alien can continue to be eligible for the remainder of the 7-year period. To continue to be eligible beyond the 7-year period, the alien must be credited with 40 Qualifying Quarters of coverage, as outlined in 102.05.05. 102.05.05 ALIENS EXEMPT FROM THE 5-YEAR DISQUALIFICATION AND THE 7-YEAR LIMIT The following groups of qualified aliens are exempt from both the 5-year disqualification and the 7-year eligibility time limit and if otherwise eligible, qualify for full Medicaid: • Any qualified alien who is also: o An honorably discharged veteran, or o On active duty in the U. S. military, or o The spouse (including a surviving spouse who has not remarried) or o An unmarried dependent child of an honorably discharged veteran or individual on active duty in the military. • Grandfathered aliens: o Aliens eligible for and receiving Medicaid on 8/22/96; o Aliens who entered the U. S. and obtained qualified status prior to 08/22/1996; o Aliens who entered the U. S. prior to 08/22/1996, obtained qualified status on or after 08/22/1996, and remained “continuously present” in the U. S. as defined in 102.05.02.