Opinion ID: 4540820
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Text: In E.M. v. Nebraska Dept. of Health & Human Servs. (E.M.), 1 we held that legislation 2 creating the bridge to independence program (B2I) 3 did not “affirmatively provide[]” 4 eligibility to noncitizen applicants who were not “lawfully present.” 5 In this Administrative Procedure Act 6 appeal, J.S., 1 E.M. v. Nebraska Dept. of Health & Human Servs., ante p. ___, ___ N.W.2d ___ (2020). 2 See Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 43-4501 to 43-4514 (Reissue 2016, Cum. Supp. 2018 & Supp. 2019) (Young Adult Bridge to Independence Act). 3 See § 43-4503(1). 4 See 8 U.S.C. § 1621(d) (2012). 5 See id. 6 See Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 84-901 to 84-920 and 84-933 to 84-948 (Reissue 2014 & Cum. Supp. 2018). - 23 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 306 Nebraska Reports J.S. v. NEBRASKA DEPT. OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVS. Cite as 306 Neb. 20 a noncitizen who was admitted into B2I, challenges the district court’s judgment affirming a state agency’s denial of Medicaid 7 eligibility after she reached age 19. Essentially, we must decide whether the statutes or regulations she cites authorized her participation despite her immigration status and age. Because they did not, we affirm the judgment.