Immigrants and Public Benefits -- BBT Training and Resource Materials
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The following are materials are for the April 5, 2023 Immigrants and Public Benefits training. These are the core materials presented as part of the annual Mass Law Reform Institute and Mass Continuing Legal Education Basic Benefits Training (BBT) Series. We've also added some additional materials beyond the in-person training to assist you and your clients understand their rights and protections:
- Training Agenda (pdf)
- About the Faculty (pdf)
Immigration Basics for Benefits Purposes
- Immigrants and Public Benefits Powerpoint
- Statewide Referral List
- Chart identifying the codes on immigrant documents
- U.S. State Department – Foreign Affairs Manual, 9 FAM 502.1-3 (Immigrant Classification Symbols) (link)
Immigrants and Housing
Immigrants and Health
- Immigrants' eligibility for health benefits (powerpoint)
- Health benefits for all: (English, Spanish and Portuguese)
- Understanding Immigrant Eligibility for MassHealth and the Health Connector (2022)
- Immigrant Eligibility Diagram
- 2022 Upper Income Limits for MassHealth and Other Health Programs
- MassHealth Member Booklet and Application (ACA-3) (English and Spanish)
- MassHealth Senior Guide and Application (SACA-2) (English and Spanish)
- Benefits Included in MassHealth By Coverage Type
- ConnectorCare Shopping & Resource Guides (English and Spanish)
- MassHealth, Guidance on State-funded Family Assistance and MassHealth Standard for Certain Immigrants Needing Long Term Care (Nov. 1, 2021)
- MassHealth and Health Connector, Examples of Immigration Documents
- MassHealth & Health Connector, Categories of Afghan Immigration Statuses
- MassHealth, Guidance on Benefits for Afghan Immigrant Evacuees (Oct. 2021)
- Office of Medicaid Guidance on Cuban-Haitian Entrants (2022)
- Health Care for All Immigrant Toolkit (in multiple languages)
- MA Attorney General's Office, COVID-19 Resources Available to Immigrants and Refugees
- ICE Guidance - Clarification for Existing Practices Related to Certain Health Care Information (2013)
- IRS Questions and Answers about Reporting SSN to Your Health Insurance Company
- COVID 19 Related Changes Affecting MassHealth, Health Connector & Health Safety Net
- Billing Policies for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Testing and Treatment Services for Uninsured Individuals and MassHealth Limited Members
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Cash and Nutrition Benefits
- Cash Assistance and Food Benefits Presentation
- Chart on Immigrant Eligibility for Income and Food Benefits
- DTA Online Guide Sections regarding SNAP, TANFC and EAEDC
- TAFDC Noncitizen Eligibility Flow Chart
- DTA Guidance on Battered immigrants Field Ops Memo 2005-22
- FindYourFunds.org
- Massachusetts P-EBT
- Feeding Our Neighbors Campaign
Public Charge
- Public Charge Final Regulation
- USCIS Public Charge Policy Manual
- Mass Legal Services Public Charge Fact Sheet
- PIF Resources
- MIRA PIF KYR Website: https://www.miracoalition.org/our-work/public-charge/
- Safe Benefits List for MA
- USCIS Public Charge Resources
- The State Department's Foreign Affairs Manual (Public Charge Guidance)