TITLE 42 - PUBLIC HEALTH

CHAPTER IV - CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

SUBCHAPTER C - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

PART 435 - ELIGIBILITY IN THE STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, AND AMERICAN SAMOA

subpart c - OPTIONS FOR COVERAGE AS CATEGORICALLY NEEDY

435.236 - Individuals in institutions who are eligible under a special income level.

  (a) If the agency provides Medicaid under 435.211 to individuals in institutions who would be eligible for AFDC, SSI, or State supplements except for their institutional status, it may also cover aged, blind, and disabled individuals in institutions who (1) Because of their income, would not be eligible for SSI or State supplements if they were not institutionalized; but (2) Have income below a level specified in the plan under 435.722. (See 435.1005 for limitations on FFP in Medicaid expenditures for individuals specified in this section.) (b) The agency may cover individuals under this section whether or not the State pays optional supplements.

[43 FR 45204, Sept. 29, 1978, as amended at 45 FR 24884, Apr. 11, 1980.

Redesignated at 58 FR 4928, Jan. 19, 1993]