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1. Citizenship – The Federal Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 (42 U.S.C. §§ 1305 and 1396r) requires states to provide Medicaid coverage to otherwise eligible applicants who are citizens and nationals of the United States when appropriate verification of self-attestations is provided. 2. Non-citizens – In accordance with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA, 42 U.S.C. § 1305) and the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009 (42 U.S.C. § 1396), the following non-citizens are provided with Medicaid or CHIP- funded coverage when all other eligibility requirements are met: a. Adults. Qualified non-citizens over age nineteen (19) as defined in PRWORA eligible under the Medicaid State Plan – (1) Prior Entry – Qualified non-citizens who entered the United States before August 1, 1996; (2) Exempt from five (5) year bar – Qualified non-citizens who are exempt from the five (5) year bar on Medicaid coverage under Federal law at § 402(b) of PRWORA (8 U.S.C. § 1612(b)), including non-citizens with the following statuses: (AA) Refugees. Admitted under § 207 of Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) including Afghan and Iraqi Special Immigrants (SIV’s) as permitted under Pub. Law 111-118; (BB) Asylees. Granted Asylum under § 208 of INA; (CC) Deportation withheld under § 243(h) of INA; (DD) Amerasian entrants. Pursuant to § 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988 (as contained in § 101(e) of Pub. Law 100-202 and amended by the 9th provision under Migration and Refugee Assistance in Title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988, Pub. Law 100-461 as amended); (EE) Cuban or Haitian entrants. As defined in § 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; (FF) U.S. Military. Lawfully residing and honorably discharged veterans (except one discharged for reasons of immigration status), or on active duty in the U.S. Armed forces, and their lawfully residing spouses and unmarried dependent children, and the un-remarried widow or widower of the veteran;