WAC 388-424-0010 Citizenship and alien status - Eligibility for TANF, Medicaid, and CHIP.

1.      To receive  temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), Medicaid, or children's health insurance program (CHIP), an individual must meet all other eligibility requirements and be one of the following as defined in WAC 388-424-0001:

a.      A United States (U.S.) citizen; 

b.      A U.S. national;

c.      An American Indian born outside the U.S.;

d.      A “qualified alien”;

e.      A victim of trafficking; or

f.        A Hmong or Highland Lao.

2.      A “qualified alien” who first physically entered the U.S. before August 22, 1996 as described in WAC 388-424-0006 (1)  may receive TANF, medicaid, and CHIP.

3.      A “qualified alien” who first physically entered the U.S. on or after August 22, 1996 cannot receive TANF, Medicaid, or CHIP for five years after obtaining status as a qualified alien unless the criteria in WAC 388-424-0006 (4) or (5) are met.

4. A lawfully present "nonqualified alien" child or pregnant woman as defined in WAC 388-424-0001 who meet residency requirements as defined in WAC 388-468-0005  may receive medicaid or CHIP.

5.  An alien who is ineligible for TANF, Medicaid or CHIP because of the five-year bar or because of their immigration status may be eligible for:

a.    Emergency benefits as described in WAC 388-436-0015 (consolidated emergency assistance program) and WAC 388-438-0110  (alien medical program); or

b.      State-funded cash or chemical dependency benefits as described in WAC 388-424-0015 (state family assistance (SFA), Aged, Blind, or Disabled (ABD) cash, and the alcohol and drug addiction treatment and support act (ADATSA) ) and medical benefits as described in WAC 182-503-0532; or

c.      Pregnancy medical benefits for noncitizen women as described in  WAC 388-462-0015(3)  ; or

d.     State-funded apple health for kids as described in WAC 388-505-0210  (5).