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Aged, Blind, and Disabled Policy Manual Number: 100.015 Section: Non-Financial Eligibility Requirements Chapter: ABD Qualified Non-Citizens August 1, 2024 Division of TennCare 3 a. Undocumented Non-Citizens Undocumented non-citizens are individuals who enter and reside in the U.S. without notification of or proper permission from the U.S. government. b. Lawfully Present Non-Citizens Lawfully present non-citizens are a specific group of non-citizens who are eligible to receive health insurance coverage through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM), but who are unable to receive TennCare Medicaid or CoverKids benefits. Lawfully present non-citizens include: i. Non-citizens paroled into the U.S. in accordance with 8 USC 1182(d)(5) for less than one year, except for an individual paroled for prosecution, for deferred inspection or pending removal proceedings; ii. Non-citizens granted temporary resident status in accordance with 8 USC 1160 or 1255a; iii. Non-citizens granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in accordance with 8 USC 1254a and individuals with pending applications for TPS who have been granted employment authorization; iv. Non-citizens granted employment authorization under 8 CFR 274a.12(c); v. Family Unity beneficiaries in accordance with 8 USC 1182; vi. Non-citizens under Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) in accordance with a decision made by the President of the United States; vii. Non-citizens granted Deferred Action status; viii. Non-citizens granted an administrative stay of removal under 8 CFR 241; ix. Beneficiaries of approved visa petitions who have a pending application for adjustment of status; x. Individuals with a pending application for asylum under 8 USC 1158, or for withholding of removal under 8 USC 1231 or under the Convention Against Torture, who: 1. Have been granted employment authorization; or 2. Are under the age of 14 and have had an application pending for at least 180 days; xi. Non-citizens who have been granted withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture (8 CFR 208.16); xii. Children who have a pending application for Special Immigrant Juvenile status as described in 8 USC 1101(a)(27)(J); xiii. Non-citizens lawfully present in American Samoa under the immigration laws of American Samoa; xiv. Venezuelan parolees admitted under 212(d)(5)(A) of the INA; and xv. Nicaraguan parolees admitted under 212(d)(5)(A) of the INA. c. Non-Citizens Admitted for a Temporary Purpose Some non-citizens are lawfully admitted to the U.S. for a temporary or specified period of time. They include foreign students, visitors, foreign government representatives on official business,