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See SECTION 7.3.3.1.4 VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING for specific policy regarding Victims of Trafficking. 7.3.3.2 Non-Citizen Lawfully Present Children, Young Adults, and Pregnant People Children younger than 19 years old, young adults younger than 21 years old who are residing in an IMD, and pregnant people may qualify for Medicaid if they are lawfully present in the U.S. under many of the immigrant and non-immigrant statuses. For those who are not in a qualifying Immigrant category, but are lawfully present, use the Registration Status Code of 20. Please see Process Help Section 24.27 SAVE Responses Mapping to CARES Immigration Status Codes Chart for a list of SAVE Responses and the appropriate Registration Status Code in CWW to apply. 7.3.3.3 Immigrants Eligible for Other Health Care Programs Immigrants who are not a qualifying immigrant nor lawfully present (for example, someone who is undocumented) and who apply for Medicaid and meet all eligibility requirements, except for citizenship and immigration status, are entitled to receive Medicaid Emergency Services only (see CHAPTER 34 EMERGENCY SERVICES). Pregnant immigrants who are not a qualifying immigrant nor lawfully present and who apply for the BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program and meet the eligibility requirements except for citizenship and immigration status, are entitled to receive BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program benefits (see BadgerCare Plus Handbook, Chapter 41 BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program) Emergency Services (see BadgerCare Plus Handbook, Chapter 39 Emergency Services), or both. 7.3.3.4 Impact of Immigrant Status on Household Immigration status is an individual eligibility requirement. An individual’s immigration status does not affect the eligibility of the Medicaid Group. The citizen spouse or child of an ineligible immigrant may still be eligible even though the immigrant is not. 7.3.4 Public Charge Public charge determinations are part of longstanding immigration policy that can impact a non-U.S. citizen’s ability to gain entry to the United States or obtain lawful permanent resident status (get a green card). A public charge is someone who the government believes is likely to rely on cash assistance or government-funded institutionalization for long-term care to survive. Many non-U.S. citizens are exempt from public charge determinations. These include lawful permanent residents, also known as green card holders (unless they travel outside the U.S. for six months or more), asylees, refugees, special immigrant juveniles, survivors of trafficking, and other protected groups. For non-U.S. citizens who are subject to public charge determinations, enrolling in Medicaid does not make them a public charge. The only category of Medicaid-funded services considered in public charge determinations is long-term institutionalization paid for by Medicaid. The following institutionalization situations are not considered in public charge determinations: • Short-term institutionalization for rehabilitative purposes • Sporadic or intermittent periods of institutionalization, even on a recurring basis.