{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.24","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-205.24","heading":"Eligibility requirements for alien children.","body":"(a)\nAny person who is not a citizen of the United States, who entered the United States before August 22, 1996, and who is a “qualified alien”, as defined by § 431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, approved August 22, 1996 (110 Stat. 2105; 8 U.S.C. § 1641), may receive the following:\n(1)\nTANF benefits, if otherwise eligible under this chapter;\n(2)\nMedicaid benefits, if otherwise eligible under the District of Columbia State Plan submitted pursuant to title XIX of the Social Security Act, approved July 30, 1965 (79 Stat. 343; 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.); and\n(3)\nBenefits and services funded under title XX of the Social Security Act, approved August 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 867; 42 U.S.C. § 1397 et seq.), if otherwise eligible under applicable federal and District law.\n\n(b)\nAny person who is not a citizen of the United States and who is a “qualified alien”, as defined by § 431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, may receive any District-funded benefit if otherwise eligible under applicable District law, regardless of the person’s date of entry into the United States.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 2. Public Assistance.","Subchapter V. Public Assistance Programs."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-205.24","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c9fad4beb8bc8132bf143bfb5f1c3c7fe2e3c3a33921945b0528735b6fb333db","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.23","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}