States are required to verify alien status with the INS. Delaware Medicaid will verify alien status through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) mechanism in operation in the Division of Social Services. Verification must be completed at initial application and at redetermination.

Staff will institute primary verification to INS through the DSS form "Record of Contact with ASVI Data Base" (SAVE-1). ASVI is the acronym for Alien Status Verification Index. Clear copies of alien immigration documentation must be attached to the SAVE-1 form. If the response verifies alien status, process the case using the INS information. If the response states institute secondary verification, begin that process by completing all parts of Section A on the revised G-845S. A separate G-845S must be completed for each applicant and must include copies of the documents for that person only. If a family has applied for benefits, each member will require a separate G-845S. The local INS office will complete the G-845S and return it to the State Office SAVE point-of-contact person, who will forward the response to the eligibility worker.

INS verification requests and responses (both primary and secondary) must be dated and filed in the case record.

An alien registration number is required for both primary and secondary verifications. If the applicant provides an alien registration number but does not have the INS document, complete Form G-845S including the alien registration number. If an applicant provides a receipt indicating that he or she has applied to INS for a replacement document, use a Form G-845S attaching a copy of the receipt.