42 CFR § 431.404 - Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s431.404"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 431.404 - Definitions."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "431.404"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "431"
part_name: "STATE ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 45188, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "431"
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# 431.404 Definitions.
For the purposes of this subpart:
*Demonstration* means any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project which the Secretary approves under the authority of section 1115 of the Act because, in the judgment of the Secretary, it is likely to assist in promoting the statutory objectives of the Medicaid or CHIP program.
*Indian Health Program* means a program as defined at section 4(12) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, (Pub. L. 94-437).
*Public notice* means a notice issued by a government agency or legislative body that contains sufficient detail to notify the public at large of a proposed action, consistent with the provisions of § 431.408 of this subpart.