Section 13. Citizenship

A. Refer to medical assistance program manual 8.200.410.11 NMAC. B. Verification of citizenship: Citizenship determinations rendered by the social security administration (SSA) for SSI are final. (1) Documentation of citizenship: Primary documentation of citizenship is a birth certificate. Secondary documentation includes: (a) certificate of naturalization; (b) citizenship certificate; (c) other resident identification documents issued by the United States immigration and naturalization service, such as: (i) U.S. passport issued by the U.S. state department; (ii) consular report of birth; (iii) certification of birth issued by the U.S. state department, proof of marriage to a U.S. citizen before September 2, 1922, or a card of identity and registration of a U.S. citizen; or (iv) official communication from an American foreign service post indicating that an applicant/recipient is registered as a United States citizen. (2) Declaration of citizenship, nationality, or immigration status: As a condition of eligibility, medicaid requires a declaration by the applicant/recipient or by another person on behalf of a child or an applicant/recipient who is mentally incapacitated, which specifies whether the applicant/recipient is a citizen or national of the United States. If not, the declaration must state that the applicant/recipient is in satisfactory immigration status. Eligibility is not denied solely because an applicant/recipient cannot legally sign the declaration and the individual who is legally able to do so refuses to sign on the applicant/recipient’s behalf or to cooperate, as required.