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CMS State Medicaid Directors Letter: DRA and Improved Enforcement of Documentation Requirements
06/19/2006 | 299 Requests *Summary
CMS has issued this new letter to provide guidance on the implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act. Section 6036, Improved Enforcement of Documentation Requirements, creates a new subsection 1903(x) of the Social Security Act that requires individuals claiming U.S. citizenship to provide satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality when initially applying for Medicaid or upon a recipient’s first Medicaid redetermination on or after July 1, 2006.
Author
Smith, Dennis
Available Files
- Letter Off-site link (14 pages)
Keywords
Eligibility; Documentation; Evidence of Identity; U.S. Citizenship;
Topic
Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), State/Agency Information
Type/Tool
Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers
Source
CMS
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
06/19/2006
Contact
Brenda Vitale
vitaleb@bc.edu
vitaleb@bc.edu
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