45 CFR § 201.2 - General.

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title: "45 CFR § 201.2 - General."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "201.2"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "201"
part_name: "GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 303, 603, 1203, 1301, 1302, 1316, 1353 and 1383 (note)."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 12180, July 29, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
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# 201.2 General.

The State plan is a comprehensive statement submitted by the State agency describing the nature and scope of its program and giving assurance that it will be administered in conformity with the specific requirements stipulated in the pertinent title of the Act, the regulations in subtitle A and this chapter of this title, and other applicable official issuances of the Department. The State plan contains all information necessary for the Administration to determine whether the plan can be approved, as a basis for Federal financial participation in the State program.

[35 FR 12180, July 29, 1970, as amended at 53 FR 36578, Sept. 21, 1988]