24-002.01 Sponsors for Aliens
One hundred (100) percent of the income and resources of a sponsor (and sponsor’s spouse, if they are living together) shall be considered when determining the eligibility of an alien who applies for Medicaid if the sponsor has signed an affidavit of support under Section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Alien status must be verified by electronic data sources. The sponsor’s income and resources will be considered available to the alien until one or more of the following circumstances apply: 1. The individual becomes a U.S. citizen; 2. The individual has worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage as defined under Title II of the Social Security Act or can be credited with the qualifying quarters as provided under Section 435, and the alien did not receive any federal means tested public benefit during that time period. This provision does not apply to restricted Medicaid; 3. The individual is pregnant (including 60 days post-partum); and/or The individual is under age 19.