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MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Medical Assistance Manual 24 Jan 26 MTL 02/24 C-405.1 GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS VERIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION All persons applying for Medical Assistance must provide satisfactory evidence of citizenship or immigration status prior to the approval of benefits. All individuals will have their citizenship verified electronically through the federal data services hub (FHUB). Note: This information is available on the FHUB screen which provides the status and results of the information sent and/or received from the federal hub. This screen also gives the case manager the ability to resend or request to have information sent to the FHUB for verification. Exception: Children who become eligible for Medicaid based on their mother’s Medicaid eligibility are considered to have provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and shall not be required to provide further documentation, even after the end of the OBRA coverage period. C-405 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT By completing and signing the application, the head of household is attesting to the citizenship status of all members. Individuals requesting medical assistance must be: a. U.S. citizens, or b. have legal immigration status. C-405.1 Verification and Documentation If the FHUB service is not available, the case manager must use alternative electronic data sources such as vital statistics, SAVE or SDX. Paper documentation may only be required when: a. no electronic data source is available; or there is a discrepancy between the electronic data and customer attestation. Paper documentation can be a photocopy, facsimile, scanned or other copies of documents, unless information on the copy is inconsistent with information available to the agency, or the agency has reason to question the validity of the information on the document. The documentation of citizenship is a one-time occurrence. Once the verification of citizenship and identity is received, the recipient must not be required to provide it again. Proof of citizenship verification for each individual must be maintained in the case file or in an electronic database. If verification of citizenship is received via the federal hub an