Department of Social Services
Family Support Division
PO Box 2320
Jefferson City, Missouri
TO: ALL FAMILY SUPPORT OFFICES
FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION (COFA) MIGRANTS ELIGIBLE FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP)
MANUAL REVISION #
1805.020.10.20
DISCUSSION:
Effective immediately, COFA migrants are considered qualified non-citizens for the purpose of CHIP eligibility. Through amendments made by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Congress amended 8 U.S. Code § 1641 to remove language that limited COFA migrants as qualified non-citizens only for the purposes of the Medicaid program.
Manual Section 1805.020.10.20 Citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, and Republic of the Marshall Islands is updated to reflect CHIP eligibility for COFA migrants.
NECESSARY ACTION:
- Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.
KE/kl