42 CFR § 440.270 - Religious objections.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s440.270"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 440.270 - Religious objections."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "440.270"
section_name: "Religious objections."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "440"
part_name: "SERVICES: GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 45224, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "440"
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# 440.270 Religious objections.
(a) Except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section, the agency may not require any individual to undergo any medical service, diagnosis, or treatment or to accept any other health service provided under the plan if the individual objects, or in the case of a child, a parent or guardian objects, on religious grounds.
(b) If a physical examination is necessary to establish eligibility based on disability or blindness, the agency may not find an individual eligible for Medicaid unless he undergoes the examination.