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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 4 crewmen on shore leave, treaty traders and investors and families, temporary workers, including agricultural contract workers, and members of the foreign press, radio, film and other media. Examples of the types of documentation that a non-qualified or ineligible non-citizen may possess include: i. Form I-185, Canadian Border Crossing Card; ii. Form I-186, Mexican Border Crossing Card; iii. Form SW-434, Mexican Border Visitor’s Permit; and iv. Form I-95A, Crewman’s Landing Permit. 5. Five-Year Period of Ineligibility The PRWORA established a five-year period of ineligibility for all federally funded benefits, including Medicaid and CoverKids, for certain qualified non-citizens entering the U.S. on or after August 22, 1996. The five-year period of ineligibility is not applied to qualified non-citizens admitted to the U.S. prior to August 22, 1996 who have been continuously present in the U.S. from the date of entry through the date the individual became a qualified non-citizen. An individual has been continuously present in the U.S. if the individual can demonstrate there has not been a single absence greater than 30 days or multiple absences totaling more than 90 days. Once the individual becomes a qualified non-citizen, absences from the U.S. do not impact the five-year period of ineligibility. a. Non-Citizens Subject to the Five-Year Period of Ineligibility The following qualified non-citizens are ineligible for TennCare Medicaid or CoverKids for a period of five years from the date they are granted qualified non-citizen status unless they meet an exception as described in 5.b.: i. LPRs admitted under the INA, 8 USC 1101, et seq., after August 22, 1996; ii. Non-citizens granted parole for at least one year under the INA (8 USC 1182(d)(5)); and iii. Battered immigrants and children who meet the conditions set forth in Section 431(c) of the PRWORA. A qualified non-citizen may apply for coverage once the five-year period of ineligibility expires. The five-year period of ineligibility expires on the five-year anniversary of the date the individual was granted a qualified status. Once the five-year bar expires, a qualified non-citizen may apply for benefits as if he was a U.S. citizen. No previous application is required. If the qualified non- citizen meets the technical and financial eligibility criteria for a TennCare Medicaid or CoverKids category and the five-year period of ineligibility has expired, he is eligible to receive coverage in the appropriate category as of the date of application.