42 CFR § 436.530 - Definition of blindness.

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title: "42 CFR § 436.530 - Definition of blindness."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "436.530"
section_name: "Definition of blindness."
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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# 436.530 Definition of blindness.

(a) *Definition.* The agency must use the definition of blindness that is used in the State plan for AB or AABD.

(b) *State plan requirement.* The State plan must contain the definition of blindness, expressed in ophthalmic measurements.