Medicaid program; eligibility of aliens for Medicaid--HCFA. Proposed rule

This proposed rule would revise Medicaid regulations applicable to aliens who meet eligibility requirements as categorically needy or medically needy. It would establish in the regulations that aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence or permanently residing in the United States under color of law may be eligible for all Medicaid services. It also would identify those aliens who may be eligible only for limited services, as a result of recent legislation. These changes would conform our regulations to section 1903(v) of the Social Security Act, which was added by section 9406 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-509), and sections 245A, 249, 210 and 210A of the Immigration and Nationality Act which were added or amended by sections 201, 203, 302, and 303 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 99-603). These changes also clarify and identify certain categories for persons permanently residing in the United States under color of law.