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(GG) Battered non-citizens. Certain battered spouses, battered children or parents, or children of a battered person with a petition approved or pending under §§ 204(a)(1)(A) or (B) or 244(a)(3) of INA; (HH) American Indians. Born outside the U.S. in Canada and is at least fifty percent (50%) American Indian blood and to whom the provisions of § 289 of the INA apply; or is a member of a federally-recognized tribe as defined in § 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Act; (II) Victims of trafficking. Certified by the U.S. Department of Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement pursuant to § 107(b) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, as a victim of a severe form of trafficking; (JJ) Receiving disability assistance. Legally entered the U.S. on or after August 22, 1996 and received disability related benefits for a condition that is a disability or is pending a disability determination in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 1381. (KK) SSI recipients. Receiving benefits for the U.S. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. Treated as a qualified exempt non-citizen under provisions of Pub. Law 105-306, if SSI benefits, and associated Title XIX Medicaid were continued and was lawfully residing in the U.S. and receiving SSI on Augusy 22, 1996. (3) After the five (5) year bar – Qualified non-citizens who were subject to the five (5) year bar (waiting period) on Medicaid eligibility AFTER the five (5) year period is complete, including: (AA) Lawful permanent residents (LPRs) Green card holders; (BB) Parolees. Granted parole for at least one (1) year under § 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), except when paroled for prosecution, deferred inspection, or pending removal proceedings; (CC) Conditional entrants. Granted conditional entry under § 203(a)(7) of immigration law in effect before April 1, 1980. b. Children and youth. Rhode Island resident children under the age of nineteen (19) are not subject to the five (5) year waiting period/bar. As authorized under the Children’s Health Insurance Program