The following are materials are for the April 7, 2022 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
- TAFDC Noncitizen Eligibility Flow Chart
- DTA Guidance on Battered immigrants Field Ops Memo 2005-22
- FindYourFunds.org
- Massachusetts P-EBT
Public Charge
- Mass Legal Services Public Charge Fact Sheet
- PIF KYR Website: https://protectingimmigrantfamilies.org/know-your-rights/
- MIRA PIF KYR Website: https://www.miracoalition.org/our-work/public-charge/
- USCIS - Public Charge Fact Sheet
- The State Department’s Update on Public Charge
Recent Haitian/Afghan Entrants:
- Update on Haitian Entrants Nov 2021
- Health Benefits for Newly Arriving Afghans
- ORR fact sheet Cuban Haitian entrant
- Benefits for Cuban/Haitian Entrants
- Masshealth Eligibility Rules for Cuban and Haitian Entrants
- Afghan Eligibility for Selected Benefits Based on Immigration Status
- Afghan New Arrivals and Access to Public Benefits
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