23 Miss. Code. R. 102-3.31 - Immigration Reporting

A. Applicants who are found to be in the U. S. illegally through the application process are not subject to immigration reporting requirements. Persons who apply for benefits on behalf of others, i.e., a mother applying for her children, are not subject to immigration reporting requirements.

B. Declining to provide documentation of immigration status is not a valid reason to report an alien to immigration. The alien applicant who declines to present documentation of qualified alien status or a Social Security Number will only be able to receive Emergency Medicaid if otherwise eligible. In this instance, there is no reason to seek further verification of alien status beyond interviewing the applicant.

C. All rules of confidentiality must be applied in regard to an individual's alien status.

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42 CFR §440.255(c) (Rev. 1991)).