503.01 Refugee Assistance Program (Eff. 12/01/14) The Refugee Assistance Program (RAP) is a MAGI eligibility category that offers Medicaid coverage to refugees. A refugee is an individual who is outside his/her native country and is unable or unwilling to return to that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social or political opinion. Refugees include, but are not limited to, Iraqis, Afghans, Cuban-Haitian Entrants, and Amerasian immigrants. Asylees meet the definition of for eligibility purposes. Asylees are individuals “refugee” who travel to the United States, and then apply for and receive a grant of asylum. These individuals do not enter the United States as refugees. They may enter as students, tourists, business people, or without papers. Once they are in the United States, or at a land border or port of entry, asylees are eligible for services once the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has granted asylum. 503.01.01 Eligibility Criteria (Eff. 12/01/14) Before eligibility for the Refugee Assistance Program (RAP) can be established the applicant must be considered for full coverage Medicaid eligibility. If the refugee does not qualify for any other Medicaid program, they may be eligible under RAP. 503.01.01A Categorical Criteria (Eff. 12/01/14) To be eligible for RAP a person must prove, by providing documentation issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that he or she was:
503.01 Refugee Assistance Program (Eff. 12/01/14) The Refugee Assistance Program (RAP) is a MAGI eligibility category that offers Medicaid coverage to refugees. A refugee is an individual who is outside his/her native country and is unable or unwilling to return to that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social or political opinion. Refugees include, but are not limited to, Iraqis, Afghans, Cuban-Haitian Entrants, and Amerasian immigrants. Asylees meet the definition of “refugee” for eligibility purposes. Asylees are individuals who travel to the United States, and then apply for and receive a grant of asylum. These individuals do not enter the United States as refugees. They may enter as students, tourists, business people, or without papers. Once they are in the United States, or at a land border or port of entry, asylees are eligible for services once the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has granted asylum. 503.01.01 Eligibility Criteria (Eff. 12/01/14) Before eligibility for the Refugee Assistance Program (RAP) can be established the applicant must be considered for full coverage Medicaid eligibility. If the refugee does not qualify for any other Medicaid program, they may be eligible under RAP. 503.01.01A Categorical Criteria (Eff. 12/01/14) To be eligible for RAP a person must prove, by providing documentation issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that he or she was:
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