Effective September 25, 2006 the federal government has put new requirements in place for Medicaid eligibility.
To receive (or continue to receive) Medicaid coverage, US citizenship must be verified.
This means we must see and make a copy of ORIGINAL documents that prove this (you can’t bring us a copy).
We have to do this for everybody in your household that receives a Medicaid card UNLESS that person receives
SSI or Medicare.
IProvide one of these original forms:
U.S. passport
Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or N-570)
Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (N-560 or N-561)
If you do not have one of the forms listed above, then we need one item listed below from each category below :
Birthplace/Nationality Document Identity:
U.S. birth certificate
Certificate of birth abroad (FS-545 or DS-1350)
Report of birth abroad of a US citizen (FS-240)
A hospital record of birth
Identity:
State-issued driver’s license or state ID
Government issued ID
US Military ID or record
School ID with a photo
For children under the age of 16:
School record or report card
Childcare or nursery school record
Affidavit made under penalty of perjury by parent or guardian
Even if you have given us copies of birth certificates in the past, we need to see the original documents once again and make a new copy so we can verify that we have seen the original.
We apologize for the extra work this may cause you, but please work with us to ensure you and your family
