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UPDATED: JANUARY 2011

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OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CITZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS QUALIFIED ALIENS

REFUGEE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (RMA)

• Granted asylum under Section 208 of the INA. • Any national of Cuba or Haiti granted parole status as a Cuban/Haitian Entrant (status pending) or granted any other special status subsequently established under the immigration laws for nationals of Cuba or Haiti, regardless of the status of the individual at the time assistance or services are provided. • Any other national of Cuba or Haiti who: o Was paroled into the U.S. and has not been given any other status under the INA; or is facing exclusion or deportation proceedings under the INA; or has an application for asylum pending with the USCIS; and o With respect to whom a final, non-appealable, and legally enforceable order of deportation or exclusion has not been entered. • Amerasian immigrants (aliens who were born in Vietnam after January 1, 1962 and before January 1, 1976, and whose fathers were U.S. citizens and such alien’s spouses or minor children) who are admitted to the U.S. as immigrants pursuant to Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (as contained in Section 101 (d) of Public Law 100-202 and as amended by Public Law 100-461). • Adjusted to permanent resident status from one of the previously held eligible statuses described above. • Office of Refugee Resettlement documentation for trafficking victims, as described in 06 OMM/INF-5. There are two categories of trafficking victims: o Adult (18 years of age or older) victims of a severe form of human trafficking who are certified by ORR of the Federal Department of Health and Human Services. These individuals must submit the original certification letter to the LDSS. This letter is used instead of USCIS documents; and o Children younger than 18 years of age do not have to be certified but are issued an eligibility letter by the ORR stating that they are eligible for benefits as victims of a severe form of human trafficking. The ORR certification or eligibility letter is proof of the alien’s immigration status. However, the Medicaid worker must call the Trafficking Verification Line (1-866-401-5510) to verify the document(s).

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