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Title 42Public HealthPart / Section
Chapter IVCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services400 – 699
Subchapter CMedical Assistance Programs430 – 456
Part 435Eligibility in the States, District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa435.2 – 435.1205
Subpart COptions for Coverage435.200 – 435.236
§ 435.200Scope.
§ 435.201Individuals included in optional groups.
Options for Coverage of Families and Children and the Aged, Blind, and Disabled435.210 – 435.219
§ 435.210Optional eligibility for individuals who meet the income and resource requirements of the cash assistance programs.
§ 435.211Optional eligibility for individuals who would be eligible for cash assistance if they were not in medical institutions.
§ 435.212Individuals who would be ineligible if they were not enrolled in an MCO or PCCM.
§ 435.213Optional eligibility for individuals needing treatment for breast or cervical cancer.
§ 435.214Eligibility for Medicaid limited to family planning and related services.
§ 435.215Individuals infected with tuberculosis.
§ 435.217Individuals receiving home and community-based services.
§ 435.218Individuals with MAGI-based income above 133 percent FPL.
§ 435.219Individuals receiving State plan home and community-based services.
Options for Coverage of Families and Children435.220 – 435.229
§ 435.220Optional eligibility for parents and other caretaker relatives.
§ 435.221 [Reserved]
§ 435.222Optional eligibility for reasonable classifications of individuals under age 21 with income below a MAGI-equivalent standard in specified eligibility categories.
§ 435.223Other optional eligibility for reasonable classifications of individuals under age 21.
§ 435.225Individuals under age 19 who would be eligible for Medicaid if they were in a medical institution.
§ 435.226Optional eligibility for independent foster care adolescents.
§ 435.227Optional eligibility for individuals under age 21 who are under State adoption assistance agreements.
§ 435.229Optional targeted low-income children.
Options for Coverage of the Aged, Blind, and Disabled435.230 – 435.236
§ 435.230Aged, blind, and disabled individuals in States that use more restrictive requirements for Medicaid than SSI requirements: Optional coverage.
§ 435.232Individuals receiving only optional State supplements.
§ 435.234Individuals receiving only optional State supplements in States using more restrictive eligibility requirements than SSI and certain States using SSI criteria.
§ 435.236Individuals in institutions who are eligible under a special income level.