CMS clarifies citizenship guidelines for Medicaid
Contemporary Long-Term Care Weekly, July 5, 2007
CMS this week released final regulations for establishing citizenship under Medicaid eligibility requirements. The guidance, which will assist SNFs and other healthcare facilities with documentation, exempts from these requirements children in foster care, all individuals enrolled in Medicare, individuals who receive Supplemental Security Income, and individuals who receive Social Security Disability Insurance, according to a CMS press release.
In addition, CMS will extend Medicaid benefits, regardless of immigration status, for up to one year for a newborn whose mother was receiving Medicaid at the time of the newborn's birth. The new law, enacted July 1, 2006, as part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, requires all Medicaid new or renewing applicants to properly document their citizenship. CMS stated it used more than 1,400 public comments received since July 1, 2006, to tailor the new regulations.
To download citizenship fact sheets and other resources, log on to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidEligibility/05_ProofofCitizenship.asp.
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