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MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Medical Assistance Manual 15 Jul 01 MTL 01/15 C-405.3 GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS EVIDENCE OF U.S CITIZENSHIP OR NATIONALITY b. Certificate of Naturalization c. Certificate of U.S. Citizenship d. a valid State-issued driver’s license, if the State issuing the license requires proof of U.S. citizenship and obtains a social security number from the applicant who is a citizen before issuing such license. e. documentary evidence issued by a Federally recognized Indian Tribe, as published in the Federal Register by the Bureau of Indian Affairs within the U.S. Department of the Interior, and including Tribes located in a State that has an international border, which; 1. identifies the Federally recognized Indian Tribe that issued the document; 2. identifies the individual by name; and 3. confirms the individual’s membership, enrollment, or affiliation with the Tribe. Documents used as evidence of Tribal enrollment include, but are not limited to: 1. Tribal enrollment card; 2. Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood; 3. Tribal census document; 4. documents on Tribal letterhead, issued under the signature of the appropriate Tribal official, issued by a Federally recognized Tribe. Note: See E&P manual section C-700 for a list of federally recognized tribes. If the household is able to provide one of these documents no further documentation is required. When these documents are not available or cannot be obtained within a reasonable period, look at the next tier of acceptable forms of documentation to meet this requirement.