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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 6 or child of an Afghan parolee to be considered Qualified Non-Citizens to the same extent as refugees under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157); ix. Ukrainian individuals who were paroled into the United States between February 24, 2022 and September 30, 2024 as a Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee (UHP), or paroled into the United States after September 30, 2023 and is the spouse or child of a UHP, or is the parent, legal guardian, or primary caregiver of a UHP who is determined to be an unaccompanied child under section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 or section 412(d)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; x. Cuban or Haitian parolees admitted under 212(d)(5)(A) of the INA; and xi. Children receiving foster care or adoption assistance under Title IV-E. Note: Non-citizens granted a specific humanitarian entrance status by the USCIS are exempt from the five-year bar for TennCare Medicaid and CoverKids eligibility, but they are subject to a seven-year eligibility time limit. 6. Seven-Year Eligibility Time Limit for Certain Non-Citizens a. General Rule Non-citizens admitted into the U.S. by the USCIS under a specific section of the INA identified below are qualified non-citizens, and are potentially eligible for TennCare Medicaid and CoverKids for the first seven years after refugee, asylee, or other humanitarian status is granted. b. Non-Citizens Subject to Seven-Year Eligibility Time Limit Non-citizens granted a specific humanitarian status and subject to the seven-year eligibility time limit include: i. Refugees admitted under Section 207 of the INA (8 USC 1157); ii. Non-citizens granted asylum under Section 208 of the INA (8 USC 1158); iii. Cuban-Haitian Entrant, as defined in Section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; iv. Non-citizens whose deportation is withheld under the INA (8 USC 1253) as in effect prior to April 1, 1997 or 8 USC 1231(b)(3), as amended; v. Non-citizens admitted to the U.S. as an Amerasian Immigrant pursuant to Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988; vi. Afghan non-citizens granted Special Immigrant Status under Section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 as described in the INA (8 USC 1101(a)(27)); vii. Iraqi non-citizens granted Special Immigrant Status under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as described in the INA (8 USC 1101(a)(27)); viii. Spouses and unmarried children under age 21 of Afghan and Iraqi Special Immigrants who accompany or later join the Special Immigrant;