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"On July 1, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued guidance on the definition of ‘lawfully residing’ for the purpose of implementing the state option to provide Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage to children and pregnant women under section 214 of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. The guidance clarified that ‘lawfully residing’ children and pregnant women must be ‘lawfully present’ in the United States and must meet the Medicaid state residency rules at 42 C.F.R. 435.403. Lawfully present immigrants include the ‘qualified’ immigrants listed in 8 U.S.C. 1641, as well as several other categories of non-U.S. citizens who have permission to live and/or work in the U.S." The immigration categories that are considered ‘lawfully present’ for Medicaid and CHIP eligibility purposes are described in the attached PDF.

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Lawfully Residing Children and Pregnant Women Eligible for Medicaid and CHIP.pdf