45 CFR § 270.12 - Must States file the data electronically?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s270.12"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 270.12 - Must States file the data electronically?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "270.12"
section_name: "Must States file the data electronically?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "270"
part_name: "HIGH PERFORMANCE BONUS AWARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 603(a)(4)."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 52851, Aug. 30, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "270"
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# 270.12 Must States file the data electronically?

Each State must submit the data required to compete for the high performance bonus work measures and the Medicaid/SCHIP measures electronically in a manner that we and CMS will specify.