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Effective: October 1, 2007 |
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11.20.25ar2 - Refugees (Archive) |
Archived: April 1, 2008 |
Refugees have permission to enter and live in the U.S. because of a well-founded fear of persecution in their home countries due to race, religion, membership in a particular social group, or due to political opinion. Refugee status is granted before the person enters the U.S.
Refugees are potentially eligible for federally funded health care (Medical Assistance with federal financial participation, or MinnesotaCare program LL or FF) regardless of date of entry or length of time in the U.S.
They are also potentially eligible for Refugee Assistance Program funding. Refugee resettlement grants are treated as lump sum income.
Consider people originally admitted as refugees who later adjust to lawful permanent resident (LPR) status to remain refugees for purposes of their health care eligibility. See Changes in Immigration Status.
Require one of the following:
l USCIS form I-94 showing entry as a refugee and date of entry.
l USCIS form I-688B annotated 274a.12(a)(3).
l USCIS form I-766 annotated A3.
l USCIS form I-571.
Consider eligibility for Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA) for refugees in their first eight months in the U.S. if they do not have a Medical Assistance (MA) basis of eligibility.
Note: RMA is also available to Amerasian immigrants, asylees, Cuban/Haitian entrants, and trafficking victims who do not have an MA basis of eligibility.
If these noncitizens are not eligible for MA, RMA, or MinnesotaCare, they may be eligible for General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC).