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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 15

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 60 Chapter 15 Noncitizens, Refugees, and Citizenship

for pregnancy Medicaid. She is financially eligible for the program. She is lawfully present and intends to reside in West Virginia. Because she is also financially eligible, she would be approved for pregnancy Medicaid. Lawfully Present Noncitizen Example 2: A 23-year-old student is attending Marshall University on a student visa. He has his three children listed on the visa. Their household monthly income is under 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). He would only be eligible for emergency Medicaid, as he does not meet the guidelines for pregnant women nor children 18 years or under. His children would be eligible for children’s Medicaid, as they are here lawfully present and intend to reside in West Virginia. Lawfully Present Noncitizen Example 3: A Worker receives an application for Medicaid from a 19-year-old here on a valid work visa. He lives and works in Ohio but likes the hospitals in West Virginia better. He was told to apply at the local Department of Human Services (DOHS) office. The client is here lawfully present but does not intend to lawfully reside in West Virginia. The Worker processes the application and appropriately denies the application for not intending to reside in West Virginia. Lawfully Present Noncitizen Example 4: A woman was lawfully admitted for permanent residence two years ago. She is now applying for pregnancy Medicaid. She is lawfully present and residing with the intent to live in West Virginia. She is also financially eligible for pregnancy Medicaid. The worker approves the application. 15.7.5.C Reasonable Opportunity Period All applicants and clients, who have made a declaration of satisfactory immigration status, must be given a reasonable opportunity period to provide documentation to establish their immigration status when the DOHS is unable to verify the immigration information through SAVE. If the immigration status cannot be verified through SAVE, the client must be notified and given 90 days to provide the required immigration documentation. The client is provided 90 days from the date the notice is received to provide the required documentation. The client is approved for Medicaid or WVCHIP during the 90-day reasonable opportunity period, if otherwise Medicaid or WVCHIP eligible. If documentation is not supplied within the 90-day reasonable opportunity period, Medicaid or WVCHIP is stopped after advance notice.