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OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CITZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS QUALIFIED ALIENS

VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING

Description:

The federally eligible immigration category, “victims of a severe form of trafficking”, Section 107(b) of The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-386) makes victims of “a severe form of trafficking in persons” eligible for Medicaid and other benefits (if otherwise eligible) to the same extent as an alien who is admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

Policy:

Victims of “a severe form of trafficking in persons” (VOTs) are eligible for Medicaid and other benefits (if otherwise eligible) to the same extent as an alien who is admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Individuals with letters of certification or eligibility as victims of severe forms of trafficking are eligible for medical assistance. They retain this eligibility for seven years from the date of certification contained in the letter.

References: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 Sect.107(B)

P.L. 106-386

The Trafficking Victims Reauthorization Protection Act of 2003

Chapter 74 of the Laws of 2007

P.L. 108-193

Dept. Regs. 360.3.2 (j)

ADMs 09 ADM-01(OTDA) 04-OMM/ADM-7 03-ADM-1(OTDA)

INF 06 OMM INF-5

GIS 10 MA/002 08 MA/009

Interpretation: A “victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons” means a person:

(MRG)