What Are the Residence Requirements for Pensylvania Medicaid Eligibility?

Pennsylvania Medicaid has simple residency requirements, but the program has additional eligibility criteria. All Medicaid programs have income limits that must be met and require applicants to have a Social Security number. Some programs set asset limits and some have age requirements. Applicants must prove their identity with an approved photo ID, such as a state-issued driver's license or identification card.

Residency

• Applicants for Pennsylvania Medicaid must be a resident the state at the time of application for their application to be approved.

Time

• There is no requirement for how long a person must live in Pennsylvania before they apply for medical assistance. Theoretically, they could move to Pennsylvania and apply for medical assistance the very next day.

Citizenship

• To receive Pennsylvania Medicaid, an applicant should be a U.S. citizen. Other residents of the U.S. and the state of Pennsylvania who may be approved are refugees and some aliens who were admitted lawfully into the country.