42 CFR § 600.500 - Basis, scope, and applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s600.500"
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title: "42 CFR § 600.500 - Basis, scope, and applicability."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "600.500"
section_name: "Basis, scope, and applicability."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "BASIC HEALTH PROGRAM"
part_number: "600"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATION, ELIGIBILITY, ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, SERVICE DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS, PREMIUM AND COST SHARING, ALLOTMENTS, AND RECONCILATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Section 1331 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-152, 124 Stat 1029)."
regulatory_source: "79 FR 14140, Mar. 12, 2014, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "600"
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# 600.500 Basis, scope, and applicability.

(a) *Statutory basis.* This subpart implements section 1331(a) of the Affordable Care Act, which sets forth provisions regarding the establishment of the BHP and requirements regarding monthly premiums and cost sharing for enrollees.

(b) *Scope and applicability.* This subpart consists of provisions relating to the imposition of monthly premiums and cost-sharing under all state BHPs.