A person who was not born in the United States, but who became a citizen by meeting legal requirements for citizenship and taking an oath of allegiance to the United States.
Net Income
Income remaining after subtracting each program's deductions and disregards from gross income.
Next Available Month - Managed Care
For initial managed care enrollment, the next available month is defined as the current month plus one if prior to managed care enrollment cut-off or the current month plus two if after managed care enrollment cut-off.
NMED
Noncitizens Medical Assistance. A state-funded program that provides MA coverage for some noncitizens who do not meet immigration status requirements for federally funded MA. NMED was enacted by the legislature in 1997 in response to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRWORA) of 1996. PRWORA brought about the end of federally funded MA for noncitizens with certain immigration statuses.
Non-Custodial Parent
A parent who does not have physical custody of a child.
Non-Liquid Asset
Property that is not in the form of cash and cannot be easily or quickly converted to cash such as a home, a vehicle or a piece of property.
Non-Reimbursable Medical Expense
An expense that is not eligible for payment under Minnesota Health Care Programs but that is prescribed or recommended in writing by the enrollee’s physician or dentist and of direct benefit to the enrollee and available but not necessarily obtained through a licensed medical provider. These expenses, which are medically necessary, may be used to meet a spenddown.
Noncitizen
A person present in the United States who has not attained U.S. citizenship by birth or naturalization.
Noncitizens Medical Assistance (NMED)
A state-funded program that provides MA coverage for some noncitizens who do not meet immigration status requirements for federally funded MA. NMED was enacted by the legislature in 1997 in response to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRWORA) of 1996. PRWORA brought about the end of federally funded MA for noncitizens with certain immigration statuses.
Nonimmigrant
A noncitizen who seeks temporary entry to the United States for a specific purpose. The person must have a permanent residence abroad (for most classes of admission) and qualify for the non-immigrant classification sought. The non-immigrant classifications include foreign government officials, visitors for business and for pleasure, noncitizens in transit through the United States, treaty traders and investors, students, international representatives, temporary workers and trainees, representatives of foreign information media, exchange visitors, fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens, intracompany transferees, NATO officials, religious workers, and some others.
Notice of Privacy Practices
A statement of rights given to people who are asked to provide private or confidential data about themselves. The Notice of Privacy Practices was formerly referred to as “Tennessen Notice,” “Practices Rights Statement,” or “Privacy Act Notice.”