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TMSIS Dataguide Medicaid.gov
Version 3.28.0

IMMIGRATION-STATUS-FIVE-YEAR-BAR-END-DATE

Data Element

DE Number

ELG044

System DE Number

ELG.003.044

File Name

ELG - ELIGIBLE

File Segment Number

ELG00003

Last updated

Definition The date the five-year bar for an individual ends. Section 403 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) provides that certain immigrants who enter the United States on or after August 22, 1996 are not eligible to receive federally-funded benefits, including Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (Separate CHIP), for five years from the date they enter the country with a status as a "qualified alien."
Size 9(8)
FLF Start Position 111
FLF Stop Position 118
Segment Key Field Identifier Not Applicable
Coding Requirements 1. Conditional
2. (U.S. Citizen) value should not be populated when Immigration Status (ELG.003.042) equals '8'
Valid Value Code Set Valid Value Code Valid Value Name Valid Value Description Effective Start Date Effective End Date
DE Number System DE Number DE Name File Segment Number File Segment Name