808            U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND ELIGIBLE ALIEN STATUS

To receive Medicaid, a person must be:  

• A United States citizen or U.S.United States National;

• A qualified alien, as described in MS 808-2. Qualified aliens may be subject to limited eligibility as explained in MS 808-4.

• A Native American born in Canada or Mexico who has treaty rights to cross the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders as described in MS 808-3.

• A Compact of Free Association (COFA) migrant, as described in MS 808-5(B).