Provision of public assistance to qualified persons who are not citizens or nationals of United States.

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1. The Department shall provide public assistance pursuant to:

(a) The program established to provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families;

(b) Medicaid; or

(c) Any program for which a grant has been provided to this State pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1397 et seq.,

to a qualified person who is not a citizen or national of the United States who complies with the requirements established by the Department pursuant to federal law and this chapter for the receipt of benefits pursuant to that program.

2. A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States is considered "qualified" for the purposes of subsection 1 if the person meets the requirements of 8 U.S.C. § 1641(b).

(Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 9; A 2013, 1311) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 422A.265)


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