1202 Citizenship Status Requirements

Effective Date: January 1, 2024

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Eligibility Requirement for State CHIP

The child may not be:

U. S. citizens. See Section 202-1 .

Qualified non-citizens. See Section 202-2 .

A SSI recipients living in the U.S. on August 22, 1996 and meeting the criteria for one of the grand-fathered SSI recipient non-citizen groups. See Section 329 of the Medicaid manual.

Lawfully Present Children. See section 202-2.1 .

See section 202 for proof of citizenship, qualified non-citizens and Identity as well as documentation requirements.