Alien Emergency Medical Programs (AEM)

AEM is for individuals who have a qualifying medical emergency and do not qualify for any other Apple Health program due to citizenship/immigration requirements. This includes qualified aliens who have not met the 5-year and are not exempt from the 5-year bar, nonpregnant nonqualified aliens, and undocumented individuals.

To qualify for AEM, an individual must have or need at least one of the following:

• A qualifying emergent medical condition such as emergency room care, inpatient admission, or outpatient surgery;
  
• A cancer treatment plan;
  
• Dialysis treatment;
  
• Antirejection medication for a postorgan transplant; or on long-term care services (LTC)*;
  
• Assessment and treatment for the COVID-19 virus**

Income qualifications are determined by the eligibility requirements and income listed below:

Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Medicaid, Processed by the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA)

• Individual is age 19 through 64
  
• Individual is not eligible for Medicare; and
  
• Follows MAGI rules established through the Healthplanfinder.

Classic Medicaid, processed by the WA State Dept. of Social and Health Services

• Individual is age 65 or older and is not a caretaker for a child under age 19;
  
• Individual is eligible for Medicare; or
  
• Individual is receiving long-term care services and not relatable to a MAGI program.

For application assistance, contact the Public Health Community Health Access Program (CHAP)
at 800-756-5437 or visit www.kingcounty.gov/chap

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