42 CFR § 436.320 - Medically needy coverage of the aged.

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title: "42 CFR § 436.320 - Medically needy coverage of the aged."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "436.320"
section_name: "Medically needy coverage of the aged."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "436"
part_name: "ELIGIBILITY IN GUAM, PUERTO RICO, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS"
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authority: "Sec. 1102 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302)."
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# 436.320 Medically needy coverage of the aged.

If the agency provides Medicaid to the medically needy, it may provide Medicaid to individuals who—

(a) Are 65 years of age and older, as provided for in § 436.520; and

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

[46 FR 47991, Sept. 30, 1981]