42 CFR § 457.530 - General cost-sharing protection for lower income children.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s457.530"
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title: "42 CFR § 457.530 - General cost-sharing protection for lower income children."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "457.530"
section_name: "General cost-sharing protection for lower income 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"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 33622, May 24, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 457.530 General cost-sharing protection for lower income children.

The State may vary premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, copayments or any other cost sharing based on household income only in a manner that does not favor children from families with higher income over children from families with lower income.