45 CFR § 400.103 - Coverage of refugees who spend down to State financial eligibility standards.

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title: "45 CFR § 400.103 - Coverage of refugees who spend down to State financial eligibility standards."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "400.103"
section_name: "Coverage of refugees who spend down to State financial eligibility standards."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "400"
part_name: "REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Section 412(a)(9), Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(9))."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 59323, Sept. 9, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 400.103 Coverage of refugees who spend down to State financial eligibility standards.

States must allow applicants for RMA who do not meet the financial eligibility standards elected in § 400.101 to spend down to such standard using an appropriate method for deducting incurred medical expenses.

[65 FR 15449, Mar. 22, 2000]