Alien Emergency Medical Assistance (aema) | Tuscarawas County Job And Family Services
Provides a State and Federally funded medical care benefit (a form of Medicaid) to low-income foreign nationals, immigrants, refugees/entrants/asylees, permanent residents and undocumented persons who are hospitalized for childbirth or experience an emergency medical condition during their stay in the county.
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Physical Address
389 16th Street Southwest, New Philadelphia, OH 44663
Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00am to 4:30pm and by appointment. Calls are not answered from Noon to 1:00pm during lunch.
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Application process
Accepts applications from the medical social worker or the billing office at the hospital involved. Or call the office to schedule an appointment. All medical bills related to the event should be submitted (except for labor and delivery up to 2 days). Application will be reviewed and determination will be made of medically necessary days and charges which will be paid for.
Fee
No fee. If eligibility is satisfied, the hospital will be paid directly for the care received. Other providers whose services are directly connected to the emergency event may also be paid, as determined on a case-by-case basis.
Eligibility
- Serves anyone who is not a United States citizen who is staying in Tuscarawas County (may be documented or undocumented). - Must have experienced the sudden onset of an emergency medical condition, including labor and delivery, which requires immediate medical attention. - Must be both categorically and financially eligible for Medicaid other than its citizenship requirement. NOTE: This means aged (over 65), blind or disabled, a child in a family with income up to 206% of poverty, a pregnant woman up to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, or parents of a child up to 90% of the Federal Poverty Level. If not already determined, disability status will be determined by the County Medical Services Board (a State agency). - Service providers must be Medicaid providers. - NOTE: The date of entry into this country and the current alien status may affect eligibility, which is determined on a case-by-case basis. Call for detailed information. - NOTE: Does not cover routine pre- or post-natal care, or service related to organ transplant.
Languages
Interpretive services, sign language, translation services.
Service area
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Agency info
Tuscarawas County Job And Family Services
A local government agency providing public assistance, workforce development, and other social service programs to qualified applicants of Tuscarawas County, Ohio.