Requirement for Forty (40) Qualifying Quarters

Requirement for Forty (40) Qualifying Quarters A. At the end of the five (5) year disqualification period, a non-citizen classified as lawfully admitted for permanent residence (LPR) is potentially eligible for full Medicaid benefits only if the non-citizen has forty (40) qualifying quarters (QQs) of earnings covered by Social Security or can be credited with forty (40) QQs that satisfy the requirement. B. If forty (40) QQs cannot be credited, the LPR remains potentially eligible for Emergency Medicaid only. Non-citizens who are subject to the mandatory five (5) year disqualification period are not eligible for full Medicaid for the first five (5) years, even if they can be credited with forty (40) qualifying quarters prior to or during the five (5) year disqualification period. C. The disqualification period must be imposed before an assessment of eligibility based on the forty (40) quarter requirement. D. Non-citizens classified as granted parole for at least one year, battered non-citizens and non- citizens granted conditional entry are not required to have forty (40) QQ.