50-State Data

  Public Health Insurance for Parents
  Immigrant eligibility criteria
  LPRs otherwise barred from benefits eligible for prenatal care (2008)1
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Alabama No
Alaska No
Arizona No
Arkansas Yes (no immigration test)
California Yes (no immigration test)
Colorado Yes
Connecticut No
Delaware No
District of Columbia No
Florida No
Georgia No
Hawaii Yes
Idaho No
Illinois Yes (no immigration test)
Indiana No
Iowa No
Kansas No
Kentucky No
Louisiana Yes (no immigration test)
Maine No
Maryland Yes
Massachusetts Yes (no immigration test)
Michigan Yes (no immigration test)
Minnesota Yes (no immigration test)
Mississippi No
Missouri No
Montana No
Nebraska Yes (no immigration test)
Nevada No
New Hampshire No
New Jersey Yes (no immigration test)2
New Mexico No
New York Yes (no immigration test)
North Carolina No
North Dakota No
Ohio No
Oklahoma No3
Oregon No
Pennsylvania No
Rhode Island Yes (no immigration test)
South Carolina No
South Dakota No
Tennessee No
Texas Yes (no immigration test)
Utah No
Vermont No
Virginia No
Washington Yes (no immigration test)
West Virginia No
Wisconsin Yes (no immigration test)
Wyoming No

Data Notes & Sources

  1. States have the option of using federal State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) funds to provide prenatal care to women regardless of immigration status. They can also extend prenatal care to immigrant women using state funds.

    National Immigration Law Center, Guide to Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs, Fourth Edition, 2002; with updates from Update Page, www.nilc.org/pubs/Guide_update.htm (accessed October 17, 2008).
  2. Limited funds for prenatal services are available to women up to 200% of the federal poverty level, regardless of immigration status.
  3. Oklahoma has invoked the prenatal care option but has not yet implemented it.