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Revision 18-1; Effective March 1, 2018
A Medicaid recipient is not eligible for Medicaid for any month during all of which the person is outside of the U.S. If a person is outside of the U.S. for 30 or more days in a row, they are not considered to be back in the U.S. until they are back for 30 days in a row. A person may again be eligible for Medicaid in the month in which the 30 days end if they continue to meet all other eligibility requirements.
Note: The U.S. is considered the 50 States, the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands.
The period of absence begins with the day after the person's departure from the U.S. The period of absence ends for eligibility purposes:
- the day before the person's return to the U.S., if the time outside the U.S. is less than 30 consecutive days; or
- 30 consecutive days after return to the U.S., including a person newly arrived in the U.S. (that is, for the very first time), if the time outside the U.S. is 30 consecutive days or more.
Develop continuous presence in the U.S. if there is reason to believe the person has been outside the U.S. for 30 consecutive days or a full month.
If otherwise eligible, a person whose eligibility has been denied because of absence from the U.S. can be recertified effective with the day:
- following the 30th day of continuous presence in the U.S. after the person's return, if the time outside the U.S. was 30 consecutive days or more; or
- the person returned to the U.S., if the time outside the U.S. was a full calendar month, but less than 30 consecutive days (calendar month of February only).
D-3310 Exceptions to U.S. Presence
Revision 09-4; Effective December 1, 2009
The U.S. residence requirement does not apply to:
- a child who is a citizen and is living with a parent who is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to permanent duty ashore outside the U.S.; or
- to certain persons temporarily abroad for study.