What constitutes as public asisstance

[foxytone]

I have utilised the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Ny on several occasions and also I received an emergency temporary medicaid card and HIP insurance card a while ago and utilised the benefits in addition to the emergency medical condition for which it was issued. I want to adjust status to that of a permanent resident. What do I do for the question that asks if you have ever received public assistance or do you intend to?, found on the I 485 form. Please tell me what to do.

 

[NBC_June04]

"Quote" Currently, Federal means-tested public benefits include Food Stamps, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and the State Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). States and local jurisdictions may also designate certain of their programs as means-tested public benefits.
The following types of programs are not counted as means-tested public benefits: emergency Medicaid; short-term, non-cash emergency relief; services provided under the National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Acts; immunizations and testing and treatment for communicable diseases; student assistance under the Higher Education Act and the Public Health Service Act; certain forms of foster-care or adoption assistance under the Social Security Act; Head Start programs; means-tested programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; and Job Training Partnership Act programs. http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/affsupp.htm#faqs