ELG.003.044

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 non-citizen."
Size	9(8)
FLF Start Position	111
FLF Stop Position	118
Segment Key Field Identifier	Not Applicable
Coding Requirements	1. The date must be a valid calendar date in the form "CCYYMMDD" 2. Situational 3. If Immigration Status (ELG.003.042) equals "8" (U.S. Citizen), then value should not be populated

RULE ID	RULE Definition
RULE-2053	If a segment is a variable demographics eligibility segment from an ELG file, then the immigration status five year end date value reported must be a valid date of the form CCYYMMDD.
RULE-2054	If a variable demographics eligibility segment has an immigration status equal to '8', then the immigration status five year bar end date is not populated.

Published Date	Data Guide Version	Data Element	Action	Field	Before	After
11/06/2026	4.0.40	ELG.003.044	UPDATE	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 noncitizen."	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 non-citizen."
07/17/2025	4.0.14	ELG.003.044	UPDATE	Necessity	Conditional	Situational
07/17/2025	4.0.14	ELG.003.044	UPDATE	Coding requirement	1. The date must be a valid calendar date in the form "CCYYMMDD"2. Conditional3. If Immigration Status (ELG.003.042) equals "8" (U.S. Citizen), then value should not be populated	1. The date must be a valid calendar date in the form "CCYYMMDD"2. Situational3. If Immigration Status (ELG.003.042) equals "8" (U.S. Citizen), then value should not be populated
12/19/2024	4.0.1	ELG.003.044	UPDATE	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."	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 noncitizen."
10/08/2024	4.0.0	ELG.003.044	UPDATE	Coding requirement	1. The date must be a valid calendar date in the form "CCYYMMDD" 2. Conditional3. If Immigration Status (ELG.003.042) equals "8" (U.S. Citizen), then value should not be populated	1. The date must be a valid calendar date in the form "CCYYMMDD"2. Conditional3. If Immigration Status (ELG.003.042) equals "8" (U.S. Citizen), then value should not be populated
10/01/2024	4.0.0	ELG.003.044	UPDATE	Coding requirement	1. The date must be a valid calendar date in the form "CCYYMMDD"2. Conditional3. If Immigration Status (ELG.003.042) equals "8" (U.S. Citizen), then value should not be populated	1. The date must be a valid calendar date in the form "CCYYMMDD" 2. Conditional3. If Immigration Status (ELG.003.042) equals "8" (U.S. Citizen), then value should not be populated
10/01/2024	4.0.0	ELG.003.044	UPDATE	Coding requirement	1. The date must be a valid calendar date in the form "CCYYMMDD"3. If Immigration Status (ELG.003.042) equals "8" (U.S. Citizen), then value should not be populated2. Conditional	1. The date must be a valid calendar date in the form "CCYYMMDD"2. Conditional3. If Immigration Status (ELG.003.042) equals "8" (U.S. Citizen), then value should not be populated
09/16/2024	4.0.0	ELG.003.044	UPDATE	File segment	None	46
09/16/2024	4.0.0	ELG.003.044	ADD	N/A		Created

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