Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 7 - Medicaid Assistance Eligibility
Chapter 100 - Medicaid Eligibility
Article 1 - Common Medicaid Eligibility Requirements
7 AAC 100.050 - Citizenship and alien status

(a) To be eligible for Medicaid, an individual must meet all other eligibility requirements under this chapter, including the state residency requirement under 7 AAC 100.060, and

(b) The following individuals are not required to provide additional verification of identity or United States citizenship to apply for Medicaid under this chapter:

(c) If an individual who is a mandatory member of the household under 7 AAC 100.104 is not eligible under (a) of this section, the department will include that individual's financial needs, income, and resources when determining financial eligibility for the household under 7 AAC 100.002(a) or (c).

(d) An individual who is applying for or receiving Medicaid benefits on behalf of another individual, not on the individual's own behalf, is not required to disclose or verify the individual's own citizenship or alien status.

(e) An applicant who claims to be a United States citizen under this section, who meets all other eligibility requirements under this chapter, and who is not otherwise exempt from verification under (b) of this section may receive Medicaid services pending verification of the applicant's United States citizenship in accordance with 7 AAC 100.054.

(f) If the department is unable to verify United States citizenship, the department will send a written notice to the applicant requesting proof of United States citizenship. The applicant must provide proof of United States citizenship to the department no later than 90 days after the date of the department's notice. If an applicant fails to provide proof of United States citizenship during the 90-day period, the department will send a final notice of ineligibility under 7 AAC 100.018(b).

(g) In this section,