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Manual Title Chapter Page Revision Date Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility M02 January 2010 Subchapter Subject Page ending with Page M0220.000 CITIZENSHIP & ALIEN REQUIREMENTS M0220.312 14

C. Services Available To Eligibles A qualified alien who meets the veteran or active duty military requirements above and who meets all other Medicaid eligibility requirements is eligible for the full package of Medicaid covered services available to the alien’s covered group. D. Entitlement & Enrollment of Eligibles The Medicaid entitlement policy and enrollment procedures for eligible veteran/active duty military aliens are found in section M0220.600 below. M0220.312 QUALIFIED ALIENS WHO ENTERED U.S. BEFORE 8-22-96

A. Qualified Aliens-- Entered U.S. Before 8-22-96 Qualified aliens (as defined in M0220.310 above) who were living in the U.S. prior to 8-22-96 and who meet all other Medicaid eligibility requirements are eligible for the full package of Medicaid benefits available to the covered group they meet. 1. Full Benefit Qualified Aliens These “full benefit” qualified aliens who entered the U.S. before 8-22-96 are: • Lawful Permanent Residents, • Refugees under section 207, and Amerasian immigrants, • Conditional Entrants under section 203(a)(7), • Asylees under section 208, • Parolees under section 212(d)(5), • Deportees whose deportation is withheld under section 243(h) or 241(b)(3), • Cuban or Haitian Entrants, and • Battered aliens, alien parents of battered children, and/or alien children of battered parents. NOTE: If the qualified alien is a veteran or in active duty military status, or is the spouse or the unmarried dependent child of a qualified alien who meets the conditions in M0220.311 above, the alien is a full benefit alien. 2. Adjusted Status When an alien entered the U.S. before 8-22-96 with an unqualified alien status and the alien’s status is adjusted to a qualified status after the alien entered the U.S., the alien’s qualified status is considered to be effective back to the date he/she entered the U.S. if: • the alien was physically present in the U.S. before 8-22-96, and • the alien remained physically present in the U.S. from the date of entry to the status adjustment date. The date of entry will be the first day of the verified period of continuous presence in the U.S. (see M0220.202).