HAR §17-1723.3-8. Eligibility requirements

(a) An individual eligible to receive repatriate medical assistance shall meet the following requirements: (1) A citizen of the United States or a dependent of a citizen of the United States. (2) Identified as having returned or returning from a foreign country to the United States through a written statement transmitted to the department by an authorized official of the Department of State (DOS) because of one of the following reasons: (A) Destitution; (B) Illness of the individual or dependent; (C) War; UNOFFICIAL 1723.3-3 (D) Threat of war; (E) Invasion; or (F) Similar crisis. (3) Without resources immediately accessible to meet the individual’s needs. (b) A mentally ill individual eligible to receive repatriate medical assistance shall be: (1) A U.S. citizen or U.S. national status; (2) Verified with a certificate from an authorized official of DOS or an appropriate authority (as determined by HHS) from the country of origin, that the individual has been legally declared insane in that foreign country or a certificate stating from such appropriate authority that the individual was in a named foreign country and was in need of care and treatment in a mental hospital; and (3) Identified as having returned or returning from a foreign country to the United States due to certified mental illness through a written statement transmitted to the department by an authorized official of DOS. (c) Individuals determined eligible for repatriate medical assistance by DOS who are subsequently determined eligible by the department for Medicaid will receive medical assistance under the state Medicaid program and not pursuant to this chapter. [Eff 09/30/13] (Auth: HRS §346-14; 45 C.F.R. §§211,212) (Imp: HRS §346-14; 45 C.F.R. §§211,212) §