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11.10.05ar1 - Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) (Archive) |
Archived: April 1, 2008 |
The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system is used to validate the immigration status of eligible noncitizen applicants for certain programs, and for enrollees who report a change in immigration status.
SAVE is an information-sharing initiative that allows authorized staff to validate a noncitizen's immigration status by accessing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) data. The USCIS will protect people's privacy to the maximum degree possible, in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and other applicable statutes. No consent for release of information is required to use SAVE.
SAVE does not determine eligibility for health care programs or provide information unrelated to a person's immigration status. It does not replace the requirement for noncitizens to provide verification of their immigration status. It is not a reporting mechanism. The USCIS cannot use information provided to workers by SAVE for the purpose of administrative (non-criminal) enforcement of immigration laws.
Use SAVE to validate the immigration status of eligible noncitizen applicants and of enrollees who report a status change for the following health care programs:
l Medical Assistance (MA). This includes state-funded MA (program NM), except for undocumented and nonimmigrant people receiving services from the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) or undocumented or nonimmigrant pregnant women.
l Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA).
l General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC), including GAMC Hospital Only (GHO).
l MinnesotaCare for families with children.
Do not use SAVE for the following programs:
l Emergency Medical Assistance (EMA).
l State-funded MA (program NM) for:
n People whose eligibility is based solely on receipt of services from the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT), or
n Undocumented or nonimmigrant pregnant women.
l MinnesotaCare for adults without children.
Also, do not use SAVE:
l When the immigration status claimed and the USCIS documentation provided by the applicant/enrollee cause ineligibility for the programs applied for, and the applicant/enrollee does not claim a different status.
l When the applicant or enrollee is ineligible for other reasons, such as income, assets or other coverage.
l For people who are not requesting coverage for themselves.
l When people withdraw their applications before SAVE validation has occurred.
To use SAVE for applicants:
1. Request verification of immigration status if required for the programs(s) for which the person is applying. See Verification of Immigration Status.
2. Determine eligibility for the appropriate program(s).
3. If the noncitizen applicant submits required documentation of immigration status and has verified eligibility for the program, submit to SAVE through the Automated Status Verification System (ASVS). Do not delay or deny approval pending SAVE primary or secondary verification if the applicant is eligible based on the documentation provided.
To use SAVE for enrollees who report a change in immigration status:
1. Request verification of the new status.
2. Redetermine eligibility based on the new status.
3. If the noncitizen submits verification and remains eligible, submit through ASVS. Do not reduce or terminate coverage pending SAVE verification.
4. If the noncitizen is no longer eligible based on verification provided, do not submit to SAVE. Consider eligibility for other programs.
For further information about using SAVE, see the following POLI/TEMP sections in MAXIS:
TE02.12.19 (SAVE System).
TE02.12.20 (SAVE – Secondary Responses).
TE02.12.21 (SAVE Q&A, Part 1).
TE02.12.22 (SAVE Q&A, Part 1).
TE02.12.23 (Reminders on the Use of SAVE).