Insert for Application and Redetermination Packets

Beginning July 1, 2006, each U.S. citizen eligible for Medicaid will be required to provide proof of citizenship and identity. This is due to a new federal law.

You will not have to provide any additional documents to prove citizenship and identity if you:

Receive SSI or have received SSI in the past.

Are entitled to and/or enrolled in Medicare currently or have been in the past.

Are a newborn to a mother who is Medicaid eligible.

If you are required to provide documents to prove citizenship and identity, the lists below will help you decide the best way to do this. For individuals born in Texas, we may be able to get the birth certificate electronically, and you will not need to provide it to prove citizenship. However you will need to provide proof of identity. The following documents prove both citizenship and identity. You need to provide only one of these documents.

U.S. passport

Certificate of Naturalization

Certificate of U.S. citizenship

If you do not have one of the documents listed above, then you will need to provide one document from each of the lists below. This means you will need to provide two documents with your application or recertification.

To Verify Citizenship To Verify Identity U.S. birth certificate U.S. citizen identification card American Indian card with a classification code "KIC" Northern Mariana identification card Hospital record of birth Religious record of birth with date and place of birth, such as baptismal record Affidavit from two adults, regardless of blood relationship to the individual, establishing the date and place of birth in the United States Current driver license with picture Department of Public Safety identification card with picture Work or school identification card with picture

There may be other documents we can accept to prove citizenship or identity. Please contact your local office to discuss other possibilities. If you are currently receiving Medicaid and are unable to provide proof of citizenship, you may be given extra time to obtain and provide proof before your Medicaid benefits are denied.

You may use an affidavit only as a last resort if you cannot provide any other proof. If you want to provide an affidavit to prove citizenship or identity, you can get a form at your local HHSC benefits office or online at www.hhsc.state.tx.us . You can dial 2-1-1 and request the location of the nearest HHSC benefits office.