If you have a medical emergency, you may be eligible for the federally funded Alien Emergency Medical Program (AEM) which will pay for emergency care.
Who is eligible?
Immigrants who are not eligible for regular medical coupons may be eligible for the Alien Emergency Medical Program (AEM). To be eligible for AEM, you must be low income, have an emergency medical condition, and be one of the following:
a child under 18
a person in a family with dependent children
65 and over
blind or disabled (must be unable to work for at least one year,) or
pregnant
What is an emergency medical condition?
An emergency medical condition is defined as the sudden onset of a medical condition with acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that the absence of immediate medical attention could be expected to result in:
Placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy
Serious impairment to bodily functions; or,
Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.
Need assistance with filling out an application?
If you would like assistance over the phone or need an interpreter, call the Community Health Access Program (CHAP) at 1-800-756-5437. CHAP can get an interpreter on the telephone in nearly any language in a few minutes.
