42 CFR § 457.342 - Continuous eligibility for children.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s457.342"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 457.342 - Continuous eligibility for children."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "457.342"
section_name: "Continuous eligibility for children."
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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# 457.342 Continuous eligibility for children.
(a) A State must provide continuous eligibility for children under a separate CHIP in accordance with the terms of § 435.926 of this chapter, and subject to a child remaining ineligible for Medicaid, as required by section 2110(b)(1) of the Act and § 457.310 (related to the definition and standards for being a targeted low-income child) and the requirements of section 2102(b)(3) of the Act and § 457.350 (related to eligibility screening and enrollment).
(b) [Reserved]
[90 FR 2636, Jan. 13, 2025]