42 CFR § 457.2 - Basis and scope of subchapter D.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s457.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 457.2 - Basis and scope of subchapter D."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "457.2"
section_name: "Basis and scope of subchapter D."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS (SCHIPs)"
part_number: "457"
part_name: "ALLOTMENTS AND GRANTS TO STATES"
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: "65 FR 33622, May 24, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "457"
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# 457.2 Basis and scope of subchapter D.
(a) *Basis.* This subchapter implements title XXI of the Act, which authorizes Federal grants to States for the provision of child health assistance to uninsured, low-income children.
(b) *Scope.* The regulations in subchapter D set forth State plan requirements, standards, procedures, and conditions for obtaining Federal financial participation (FFP) to enable States to provide health benefits coverage to targeted low-income children, as defined at § 457.310.