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children and young adults. Children in this subcategory of qualified non- citizens are eligible during the five (5) year bar under an option contained in Title XXI, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Qualified non-citizen pregnant people are also eligible for Medicaid in the MACC group, under an option in CHIP. (2) There are several other subcategories of non-citizens who are exempt from the five (5) year bar as specified in Part 10-00-3 of this Title. All non-exempt qualified non-citizens are eligible to obtain coverage through State and Federal health insurance marketplaces, such as HealthSource RI.com in Rhode Island, and may be qualified for certain tax credits. d. Non-qualified non-citizen pregnant people in the applicable MACC group are eligible for Medicaid coverage. The pregnant person's eligibility is tied to the eligibility of the baby they are carrying. For the purposes of MACC group eligibility, the baby in utero is deemed to be a United States citizen and Rhode Island resident and remains so as a newborn as long as the birth occurs in Rhode Island. e. Verification of citizenship/immigration status — All members of a household applying for Medicaid coverage shall provide their immigration and citizenship status. However, no adverse eligibility determination shall be made regarding children up to the age of nineteen (19) for whom citizenship/immigration status is not provided. Non-applicants are exempt from this requirement. Any information provided by an applicant or obtained through electronic verification under § 1.7(A)(5)(e) of this Part shall only be used to verify status. Under the ACA, citizenship and immigration status are verified: (1) Electronically. The Medicaid agency shall use electronic verification through the Federal hub (see Part 5 of this Subchapter) to the full extent feasible through: (AA) Social Security Administration (SSA) or Rhode Island Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics for citizens. (BB) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for non–U.S. adult citizens via the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database. (2) Non-electronic. If unable to verify immigration status electronically, enrollees have an opportunity to provide other documents or to fix the records. (3) Self-Attestation. An applicant’s attestation is accepted without electronic verification providing appropriate paper documentation is