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The Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP) provides Federal funding for medical assistance, Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA), to refugees for up to 8 months beginning with the month of the date of entry. See section 394-3 to determine the date of entry.
Adults are not eligible for RMA if they qualify for other programs without a premium or a spenddown. Some of the programs are:
Parent and Caretaker Relative,
Pregnant Woman,
Targeted Adult Medicaid,
Medicaid Cancer Program,
Adult Expansion Program.
If an individual is Refugee Medical Assistance eligible, do not put them on Medically Needy programs.
RMA is for refugees who:
Meet immigration status (394-2).
Provide the name of the resettlement agency.
Are not full-time students in institutions of higher education, unless approved by the state as part of an employment plan.
RMA is also available to Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants. Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants can receive up to 8 months of RMA.
Beginning December 19, 2009, Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants are no longer subject to the 5 –year bar. Treat them like refugees.
Eligibility for RMA for Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants begins with the month of the date of entry or adjusted status, but no earlier than December 26, 2007. See 205-2.
RMA can be for children born in the US to mothers on RMA coverage.
When a woman on RMA coverage becomes pregnant, eligibility workers should check to see if she is eligible for a Medicaid program.
A child born to a mother on a Utah Medicaid program is eligible for a full year of coverage. Because RMA is NOT a Medicaid program, a child who is only born to a mother eligible for RMA is not eligible for the one year of coverage.
Once the child is born to a mother on RMA, the eligibility worker considers Medicaid for the child. If the child is not eligible for a Medicaid program, CHIP, or UPP the child may be given RMA coverage along with the mother. See section 394-2.