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OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS

PRUCOL

For example, the federal agency might respond to an alien’s letter seeking deferred action or other relief by stating that the alien has been placed in formal removal proceedings or is under a final order of removal. In that case, the alien is not PRUCOL and is eligible only for Medicaid coverage for the treatment of an emergency medical condition, if financially and otherwise eligible.

Also as a general rule, Medicaid applicants are responsible for providing information and documentation necessary to establish their eligibility for Medicaid. This obligation includes providing information and documentation necessary to establish eligibility for Medicaid as a PRUCOL alien. Among other factors, an applicant who asserts that the federal immigration agency has a policy or practice of not enforcing the departure of aliens in a particular category, and that he or she falls within that category, is responsible for establishing that the federal immigration agency has such a policy or practice.

The desk aids that follow this section describe the documentation that a PRUCOL individual may present.