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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 102 – Non-Financial Requirements Page |50 Effective Month: September 2018 Other Aliens Aliens who are admitted legally to the U. S., but do not fall into one of the specific categories of qualified aliens are non-qualified aliens. These individuals may include Legal Temporary Residents (LTR’s), as well as individuals who are given temporary administrative statuses, i.e., a stay of deportation or voluntary departure until they can formalize permanent status or individuals who are paroled for less than one year or aliens under deportation procedures. Immigration Reporting Applicants who are found to be in the U. S. illegally through the application process are not subject to immigration reporting requirements. Persons who apply for benefits on behalf of others, i.e., a mother applying for her children, are not subject to immigration reporting requirements. Declining to provide documentation of immigration status is not a valid reason to report an alien to immigration. The alien applicant who declines to present documentation of qualified alien status or a Social Security Number (unless an enumeration exception exists) will only be able to receive Emergency Medicaid, if otherwise eligible. In this instance, there is no reason to seek further verification of alien status beyond interviewing the applicant. All rules of confidentiality must be applied in regard to an individual’s alien status. 102.05.10 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROCESS Aliens who are not entitled to full Medicaid benefits may be eligible for emergency services only, if the following conditions exist: • All other eligibility requirements are met except satisfactory immigration status; • Care and services needed are not related to an organ transplant procedure or routine prenatal or postpartum care;