42 CFR § 440.325 - State plan requirements: Coverage and benefits.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s440.325"
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title: "42 CFR § 440.325 - State plan requirements: Coverage and benefits."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "440.325"
section_name: "State plan requirements: Coverage and benefits."
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"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 45224, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 440.325 State plan requirements: Coverage and benefits.

Subject to requirements in §§ 440.345 and 440.365, States may elect to provide any of the following types of health benefits coverage:

(a) Benchmark coverage in accordance with § 440.330.

(b) Benchmark-equivalent coverage in accordance with § 440.335.