Qualified Non-Citizens Not Subject to Eligibility Restrictions

Qualified Non-Citizens Not Subject to Eligibility Restrictions A. The following groups of qualified non-citizens are exempt from both the five (5) year disqualification and the seven (7) year eligibility time limit, and if otherwise eligible, qualify for full Medicaid: 1. Any qualified non-citizen who is also a) An honorably discharged veteran, or b) On active duty in the U.S. military, or c) The spouse of an non-citizen honorably discharged veteran or non-citizen on active duty in the U.S. military (including a surviving spouse who has not remarried), or d) An unmarried dependent child of an honorably discharged veteran or individual on active duty in the military; 2. Grandfathered non-citizens, i.e., those eligible for and receiving Medicaid on August 22, 1996, 3. Non-citizens who entered the U.S. and obtained qualified status prior to August 22, 1996, or 4. Non-citizens who entered the U.S. prior to August 22, 1996, but obtained qualified status on or after that date, and remained “continuously present” in the U.S. from their last entry date into the country prior to August 22, 1996, until becoming a qualified non-citizen. Refer to Rule 3.4, infra, for the definition of “continuously present.” 5. Ukrainian nationals paroled into the US on or between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2024, are qualified non-citizens eligible to the same extent as refugees. Ukrainian nationals paroled after September 30, 2023, who are the spouse or child of the parolee above or are the parent, legal guardian or primary caregiver for the parolee above who entered as an unaccompanied minor are also eligible to the same extent as refugees. However, this special group is not subject to the five (5) year bar and not limited to seven (7) years of eligibility. 6. Qualified American Indians born in Canada are regarded to have lawful permanent resident status, but are not in the lawfully admitted for permanent residence (LPR) classification. 7. Citizens of the Freely Associated (COFA) States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. B. Non-citizens filing an application for Emergency Medicaid services only are not subject to either the five (5) year disqualification or seven (7) year time limit.