7 AAC 100.050 - Citizenship and alien status
(a) To be eligible
for Medicaid, an individual must meet all other eligibility requirements under
this chapter, including the state residency requirement under
7
AAC 100.060, and
(1)
be or claim to be a United States citizen under
7
AAC 100.054;
(2) be a qualified alien described in
7
AAC 100.052; or
(3) be one of the following North American
Indians with lawful immigration status:
(A)
Canadian Indians with at least 50 percent American Indian blood who are given
special status under 8 U.S.C.
1359 and are exempt from immigrant
registration or visa requirements;
(B) individuals who are not United States
citizens but who are members of an Indian tribe.
(b) The following individuals are
not required to provide additional verification of identity or United States
citizenship to apply for Medicaid under this chapter:
(1) an individual who claims to be a United
States citizen and who is a current recipient of
(A) SSI or SSDI benefits;
(B) Medicare;
(C) Title IV-E foster care or adoption
assistance;
(D) state adoption
assistance from a state that is a member of the Interstate Compact on Adoption
and Medical Assistance; or
(E)
state foster care assistance from a state that is a member of the Interstate
Compact on the Placement of Children;
(2) a newborn child eligible under
7
AAC 100.306;
(3) an alien who applied for treatment of an
emergency medical condition in accordance with
7
AAC 100.700.
(c) If an individual who is a mandatory
member of the household under
7
AAC 100.104 is not eligible under (a) of this section,
the department will include that individual's financial needs, income, and
resources when determining financial eligibility for the household under
7
AAC 100.002(a) or (c).
(d) An individual who is applying for or
receiving Medicaid benefits on behalf of another individual, not on the
individual's own behalf, is not required to disclose or verify the individual's
own citizenship or alien status.
(e) An applicant who claims to be a United
States citizen under this section, who meets all other eligibility requirements
under this chapter, and who is not otherwise exempt from verification under (b)
of this section may receive Medicaid services pending verification of the
applicant's United States citizenship in accordance with
7
AAC 100.054.
(f) If the department is unable to verify
United States citizenship, the department will send a written notice to the
applicant requesting proof of United States citizenship. The applicant must
provide proof of United States citizenship to the department no later than 90
days after the date of the department's notice. If an applicant fails to
provide proof of United States citizenship during the 90-day period, the
department will send a final notice of ineligibility under
7
AAC 100.018(b).
(g) In this section,
(1) "Interstate Compact on Adoption and
Medical Assistance" means the compact administered by the Association of
Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance
under a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families;
(2) "Interstate Compact on the Placement of
Children" means the compact administered by the Association of Administrators
of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children under a cooperative
agreement with the United States Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families.
Notes
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.07.020
AS 47.07.040
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