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medical assistance under this chapter. The requirement in this paragraph shall not apply when determining if the department of health will cover children in the custody of the department of family services;

(ii) An applicant shall be a Wyoming resident or meet the criteria specified in the Wyoming Medicaid state plan. An applicant who intends to return to the applicant's home in another state or country shall not be considered a Wyoming resident;

(iii) An applicant shall fulfill not less than one (1) of the following criteria:

(A) Be determined disabled according to social security guidelines by the social security administration or the department;

(B) Be entitled to receive supplemental security income or be eligible for supplemental security income-related programs;

(C) Be entitled to receive hospice services in accordance with a voluntary election and a health care provider statement of a terminal condition where:

(I) The applicant has received hospice services or resided in a medical institution for not less than thirty (30) consecutive days; or

(II) The applicant is not a supplemental security income recipient and dies before completion of the time requirement specified in subdivision (I) of this subparagraph.

(D) Be qualified for services, pursuant to rules of the department, under a Medicaid waiver or other expansion that the legislature has authorized;

(E) Be infected with tuberculosis and, if the person is not a Wyoming resident or United States citizen, is present in Wyoming and, if not treated, is a threat to infect Wyoming residents with tuberculosis;

(F) Be otherwise qualified for medical assistance pursuant to federal Medicaid regulations or be eligible under a mandatory requirement of the federal government for participation in Medicaid, provided that no expansion