This chart includes the state laws that provide benefits and protections at the intersection of immigration and access to health care. Check back often, as this chart is updated frequently.
For more information, see our other Charts of State Laws related to immigrants, and our Quick Guide to the Health Care Rights of Immigrants.
| State | States waiving 5-year waiting period for CHIP for children | States waiving 5-year waiting period for CHIP for children and pregnant women | States waiving 5-year waiting period for Medicaid for children and pregnant women | States waiving 5-year waiting period for Medicaid for pregnant women | States waiving 5-year waiting period for Medicaid for children | Has state-funded programs for health care for children | ||||||
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| ALABAMA | ||||||||||||
| ALASKA | ||||||||||||
| ARIZONA | ||||||||||||
| ARKANSAS | x | https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/divisions-shared-services/medical-services/healthcare-programs/arkids/ | x | x | https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/divisions-shared-services/medical-services/ | https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/divisions-shared-services/medical-services/ | ||||||
| CALIFORNIA | x | https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/coverage/ca/index.html#:~:text=Medicaid%20and%20the%20Children's%20Health,care%20to%20keep%20them%20healthy. | x | https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Pages/SB75Children.aspx | x (low-income adults up to 25 years old) | https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Pages/SB75Children.aspx | ||||||
| COLORADO | x | x | https://www.healthinsurance.org/medicaid/colorado/ | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/child-health-plan-plus | ||||||||
| CONNECTICUT | x | https://portal.ct.gov/DSS/Health-And-Home-Care/Children-Health-Insurance-Program-CHIP-State-Plan-Amendment | x | https://www.connect.ct.gov/access/jsp/access/Home.jsp | ||||||||
| DELAWARE | x | https://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dss/dhcp.html | x | https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dmma/medicaid.html | ||||||||
| *DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | x | https://www.dchealthlink.com/individuals/medicaid | x | https://dhcf.dc.gov/service/immigrant-childrens-program | ||||||||
| FLORIDA | x | https://www.floridakidcare.org/ | x | https://www.flmedicaidmanagedcare.com/ | ||||||||
| GEORGIA | ||||||||||||
| HAWAII | x | https://medquest.hawaii.gov/ | ||||||||||
| IDAHO | ||||||||||||
| ILLINOIS | x | https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/coverage/il/index.html | x (emergency) | https://hfs.illinois.gov/medicalprograms/allkids/momsandbabies.html#:~:text=All%20Kids%20has%20two%20programs,outpatient%20healthcare%20for%20pregnant%20women. | x | https://getcareillinois.org/have-health-coverage/medicaid/ | x | https://www2.illinois.gov/hfs/MedicalPrograms/AllKids/Pages/about.aspx | ||||
| INDIANA | ||||||||||||
| IOWA | x | https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/10239/download?inline= | x | https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/4018/download | ||||||||
| KANSAS | ||||||||||||
| KENTUCKY | x | https://kidshealth.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx | x | https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dms/Pages/default.aspx | ||||||||
| LOUISIANA | x | https://ldh.la.gov/page/222 | x | https://ldh.la.gov/subhome/1 | ||||||||
| MAINE | x | https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/mainecare-options/children | x | https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms | ||||||||
| MARYLAND | x | x | https://health.maryland.gov/mmcp/pages/home.aspx | https://health.maryland.gov/mmcp/Pages/Medicaid-Immigration-Status-Requirements.aspx | ||||||||
| MASSACHUSETTS | x | https://www.mass.gov/topics/masshealth | x | x | https://www.mass.gov/topics/masshealth | x | https://www.mass.gov/childrens-medical-security-plan | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/masshealth-information-for-noncitizens | ||||
| MICHIGAN | ||||||||||||
| MINNESOTA | x | https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/coverage/mn/index.html | x | https://www.ucare.org/health-plans/mhcp | ||||||||
| MISSISSIPPI | ||||||||||||
| MISSOURI | ||||||||||||
| MONTANA | x | https://dphhs.mt.gov/hmk/ | x | https://mthcf.org/priority/medicaid-and-health-policy/montanas-medicaid-program/ | ||||||||
| NEBRASKA | x | https://www.neheritagehealth.com/ | x | https://www.nebraskatotalcare.com/ | ||||||||
| NEVADA | x | https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/coverage/nv/index.html | x | https://www.medicaid.nv.gov/ | ||||||||
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | ||||||||||||
| NEW JERSEY | x | x | https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/clients/medicaid/ | https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/coverage/nj/index.html | ||||||||
| NEW MEXICO | x | https://nmmedicaid.portal.conduent.com/static/index.htm | ||||||||||
| NEW YORK | x | https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/child_health_plus/ | x | https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/ | x | https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ochia/coverage-care/child-health-plus.page | ||||||
| NORTH CAROLINA | x | https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/ | ||||||||||
| NORTH DAKOTA | ||||||||||||
| OHIO | x | https://medicaid.ohio.gov/ | ||||||||||
| OKLAHOMA | ||||||||||||
| OREGON | x | https://www.oregon.gov/oha/hsd/ohp/pages/apply.aspx | x | https://www.oregon.gov/oha/hsd/ohp/pages/apply.aspx | x | https://www.oregon.gov/oha/HSD/OHP/Pages/OHPcoversme.aspx | ||||||
| PENNSYLVANIA | x | https://www.dhs.pa.gov/CHIP/Pages/CHIP.aspx | x | https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Assistance/Pages/Medical-Assistance.aspx | ||||||||
| *PUERTO RICO | ||||||||||||
| RHODE ISLAND | x | https://eohhs.ri.gov/Consumer/FamilieswithChildren/RIteCare.aspx | x | https://healthsourceri.com/medicaid/ | ||||||||
| SOUTH CAROLINA | x | https://www.scdhhs.gov/ | ||||||||||
| SOUTH DAKOTA | ||||||||||||
| TENNESSEE | ||||||||||||
| TEXAS | x | https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/health/medicaid-chip/medicaid-chip-programs-services/programs-children-families/childrens-medicaid-chip | x | https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/health/medicaid-chip/medicaid-chip-programs-services/programs-children-families/childrens-medicaid-chip | ||||||||
| UTAH | x | https://chip.health.utah.gov/ | x | https://medicaid.utah.gov/ | ||||||||
| VERMONT | x | https://dvha.vermont.gov/members | ||||||||||
| VIRGINIA | x | x | https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/ | https://www.coverva.org/en/famis | ||||||||
| WASHINGTON | x | https://www.hca.wa.gov/health-care-services-supports/apple-health-medicaid-coverage | x | https://www.hca.wa.gov/health-care-services-supports/apple-health-medicaid-coverage/apply-or-renew-coverage | x | https://www.hca.wa.gov/health-care-services-supports/apple-health-medicaid-coverage/children | ||||||
| WEST VIRGINIA | x | https://chip.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx | x | https://dhhr.wv.gov/bms/Members/Apply/Pages/default.aspx | ||||||||
| WISCONSIN | x | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/badgercareplus/index.htm | x | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/medicaid/index.htm | ||||||||
| WYOMING | x | https://health.wyo.gov/healthcarefin/medicaid/ | ||||||||||
| GUAM | ||||||||||||
| Last Updated | 1/2024 |