COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
STATEMENT OF BASIS AND PURPOSE
Rules for Evidence of Lawful Presence
1 ccr 201-17

Basis:	
	The statutory basis for the amendments to Emergency Regulation RE: Evidence of Lawful Presence is §24-4-103 and §24-76.5-103(5), C.R.S. The Department shall also incorporate by reference the following material, which is published by the Office of The Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration in the full Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): 42CFR Parts 435.407 and 436.407, Medicaid Program; Citizenship Documentation Requirements, and/or AG Order No. 2129-97 Interim Guidance on Verification of Citizenship, Qualified Alien Status and Eligibility Under Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as issued by the Department of Justice. 
Purpose:
	The purpose of these rules is to set forth the method for establishing evidence of lawful presence in the United States through acceptable forms of identification or waiver process.  These permanent rules replace the previously promulgated emergency rules pursuant to the enabling statute, Section 24-76.5-103.