305.13 Qualified Aliens Eligible Without Restriction (FAM)

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The following categories of qualified aliens are eligible without restriction, if all other eligibility criteria are met:

• noncitizens in military service,

• refugees, from date of entry into the U.S. with such status;

• asylees, from date of INS action to grant asylum;

• Cuban/Haitian Immigrants from date of entry into the U.S. with such status;

• Amerasian Immigrants; and

• noncitizens whose deportation is being withheld, from the date of INS action to withhold deportation.

Exception: Certain American Indians are eligible for medical assistance without restriction regardless of whether they are qualified aliens. See Section 305.11, Eligibility for Certain Qualified Aliens.