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Medicaid and commercial coverage, using the MAGI methodology (MACC groups under Part 30-00-1 of this Title) and SSI-related coverage (§ 1.6 of this Part) before pursuing RMA through the MN pathway. 1. Eligibility Criteria – Any member of the Federal resettlement program for refugees who has income at or below two hundred percent (200%) of the FPL and is otherwise ineligible for Medicaid or an HSRI plan providing financial help, may apply for RMA using the MN process. This includes adults age nineteen (19) to age sixty-four (64) who have no other Medicaid MN eligibility option and certain persons in need of LTSS. The criteria set forth in Subchapter 05 Part 2 of this Chapter for Community Medicaid apply for establishing the spenddown period and allowable expenses except there are no resource requirements and deeming is not permitted. 2. Determination Process – All persons seeking Medicaid coverage who have refugee status are evaluated for MACC group eligibility first using the MAGI before being evaluated for IHCC group coverage using the SSI methodology or special eligibility requirements in this Section. This includes the MN pathways identified in Part 2 of this Subchapter for elders, adults with disabilities, children, parents/caretakers, and pregnant people. If determined ineligible through these pathways, the person is evaluated for coverage through HSRI and then the MN eligibility pathway through RMA. The RMA MN eligibility pathway requires a beneficiary to spenddown to the MNIL for elders and adults with disabilities, adjusted for family size. 3. Continuing Eligibility – Receipt of RMA under the characteristic of "refugee" is limited to the first eight (8) months residing in the United States, beginning with the month the refugee initially entered the United States, or the entrant was issued documentation of eligible status by the Federal government. a. Coverage Limit. Coverage and one hundred percent (100%) Federal matching funds continue until the end of the eighth (8th) month or the date in which the person no longer meets the immigration status requirement, whichever comes first. Prior to ending eligibility for Medicaid through this pathway, a review of other possible forms of Medicaid eligibility is conducted by the State. b. No Five Year Bar. Federal law exempts refugees from the five (5) year bar for qualified non-citizens established under § 402 of the U.S. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193. Once the (8) eight month RMA period ends, States are required to continue Medicaid eligibility under any other coverage group for which a refugee may