Medicaid Program; Redeterminations of Medicaid Eligibility Due to Welfare Reform
medicaid · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 1997-01-13 · 62 FR 1682
Document
Document number
97-673
Federal Register citation
62 FR 1682
CFR reference
42 CFR 435
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule with comment period.
Category
medicaid
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
1997-01-13
HHS docket
MB-105-FC
Abstract
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 created changes in Federal law affecting the eligibility of large numbers of Medicaid recipients. These changes include revisions to the definition of disability for children and to the eligibility requirements of non-U.S. citizens and individuals receiving disability cash assistance based on a finding of alcoholism and drug addiction. This final rule with comment period protects Federal financial participation (FFP) in State Medicaid expenditures for States with unusual volumes of eligibility redeterminations caused by these recent changes in the law. We are making changes to the regulations to provide for additional time for States to process these redeterminations and provide services pending the redeterminations.