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Immigration Status/Category Before 10/1/26 On and After 10/1/26 Before, On, and After 10/1/26 Eligible for Full Medicaid & CHIP Benefits FFP for Full Medicaid & CHIP Benefits1 FFP for Emergency Medicaid Only1 FFP for Full Medicaid & CHIP Benefits under the CHIPRA 214 Option2 Noncitizens granted nonimmigrant status as a victim of trafficking (VoT) or who have a pending application that sets forth a prima facie case for eligibility for such immigration status 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(T)(i), 22 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(1)(A). (8 U.S.C. § 1641(c)(4)) YES NO YES YES Noncitizens who are “victim[s] of a severe form of trafficking in persons” and certain family members 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(T)(ii); 22 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(1)(A) and (C). (8 U.S.C. § 1641(c)(4)) YES NO YES YES Amerasian immigrants4,5 Section 204(f) of the INA; Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (P.L. 100–202, as amended, enacted Dec. 22, 1987); as amended by the 9th proviso under Migration and Refugee Assistance in title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989 (P.L. 100–461, as amended, enacted Oct. 1, 1988). (8 U.S.C. § 1612(b)(2)(A)(i)(V)) YES NO7 YES YES Lawfully residing veterans/active-duty servicemembers and certain family members5 (8 U.S.C. § 1612(b)(2)(C)) YES NO YES YES