42 CFR § 435.322 - Medically needy coverage of the blind in States that cover individuals receiving SSI.

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title: "42 CFR § 435.322 - Medically needy coverage of the blind in States that cover individuals receiving SSI."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "435.322"
section_name: "Medically needy coverage of the blind in States that cover individuals receiving SSI."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "435"
part_name: "ELIGIBILITY IN THE STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, AND AMERICAN SAMOA"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 45204, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 435.322 Medically needy coverage of the blind in States that cover individuals receiving SSI.

If the agency provides Medicaid to individuals receiving SSI and elects to cover the medically needy, it may provide Medicaid to blind individuals who meet—

(a) The requirements for blindness, as specified in §§ 435.530 and 435.531; and

(b) The income and resource requirements of subpart I of this part.

[46 FR 47986, Sept. 30, 1981]