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DAAS ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER NO. 09-24, CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENTATION, DMA ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER NO. 08-09, ECONOMIC AND FAMILY SERVICES EFS_WF_AL-11-2009
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DECEMBER 21, 2009 |
SUBJECT: |
CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENTATION |
DISTRIBUTION: |
COUNTY DIRECTORS OF SOCIAL SERVICES |
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-171) mandated that all Medicaid applicants and recipients claiming to be citizens of the United States must provide documentation of citizenship. The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA or Public Law 111-3) modifies the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to extend those requirements to North Carolina Health Choice applicants and recipients. Effective January 1, 2010, the requirement to provide documentation of US citizenship applies to applicants and recipients of North Carolina Health Choice (NCHC).
Effective January 11, 2010, a Social Security Administration (SSA) Citizenship match is available through EIS. A returned accurate match may be used for verification of both citizenship and identity for any NCHC or Medicaid applicant, including Special Assistance and Work First. CMS and SSA are not allowing states to send matches for any existing recipients; only applicants. When existing recipients who have not been documented come up for review, the documentation must be obtained using policy guidelines that were in place prior to January 1, 2010. The SSA data match is completed only for applicants who state they are U.S. citizens.
Refer to Adult Medicaid 2505, Family and Children’s Medicaid 3331 (Citizenship/Identity SSA Data Match), Special Assistance 3245 and Work First Manual Sections 111 and 130 for additional policy information.
DMA Administrative Letter No. 08-09
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Please Note: Special Assistance manual section 3245 is unavailable at this time. A terminal message and listserve message will be sent to the counties to inform them when it becomes available.
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For questions or clarification on any of the policy contained in these manuals, please contact your local county office. |
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