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UPDATED: NOVEMBER 2009 611

OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SATISFACTORY IMMIGRATION STATUS

QUALIFIED ALIENS

Description: Immigrants considered “Qualified aliens” include the following: • Persons lawfully admitted for permanent residence; • Persons admitted as refugees; • Persons granted asylum; • Persons granted status as Cuban and Haitian entrants; • Persons admitted as Amerasian immigrants; • Persons whose deportation has been withheld; • Persons paroled into the United States for at least one year; • Persons granted conditional entry; • Persons determined to be battered or subject to extreme cruelty in the United States by a family member; • Victims of trafficking; or • Veterans or persons on active duty in the Armed Forces and their immediate family members.

Policy: QUALIFIED ALIENS WHO ENTERED THE U.S. PRIOR TO AUGUST 22, 1996:

A qualified alien who entered the United States prior to August 22, 1996, may receive all care and services available under the Medicaid program, provided he or she is determined to be otherwise eligible. This provision includes individuals who attained qualified immigrant status subsequent to August 22, 1996, and who can demonstrate to the district’s satisfaction that they continuously resided in the United States until attaining qualified alien status. Federal Financial Participation (FFP) should be claimed for Medicaid provided to these qualified aliens.

QUALIFIED ALIENS WHO ENTERED THE U.S. ON OR AFTER AUGUST 22, 1996 AND ARE IN CERTAIN CATEGORIES EXEMPT FROM THE FEDERAL FIVE YEAR BAN ON MEDICAID:

The following qualified aliens who entered the United States on or after August 22, 1996, may receive all care and services available under the Medicaid program, provided they are determined to be otherwise eligible. • Persons who have been granted asylum under Section 208 of the INA;

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