# 42 C.F.R. § 435.2 (2026): Purpose and applicability

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## Section

- **Citation:** 42 C.F.R. § 435.2 (2026)
- **Heading:** Purpose and applicability
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 42 CFR: Public Health / Chapter IV: CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / Part 435: ELIGIBILITY IN THE STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, AND AMERICAN SAMOA / Subpart A: General Provisions and Definitions / § 435.2: § 435.2   Purpose and applicability.

## Text

This part sets forth, for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa—
(a) The eligibility provisions that a State plan must contain;
(b) The mandatory and optional groups of individuals to whom Medicaid is provided under a State plan;
(c) The eligibility requirements and procedures that the Medicaid agency must use in determining and redetermining eligibility, and requirements it may not use;
(d) The availability of FFP for providing Medicaid and for administering the eligibility provisions of the plan; and
(e) Other requirements concerning eligibility determinations, such as use of an institutionalized individual's income for the cost of care.
[43 FR 45204, Sept. 29, 1978, as amended at 44 FR 17937, Mar. 23, 1979; 51 FR 41350, Nov. 14, 1986]

## Nearby sections

- [42 C.F.R. § 435.2 (2026) § 435.2   Purpose and applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T42_P435_S435_2.md)
- [42 C.F.R. § 435.3 (2026) § 435.3   Basis.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T42_P435_S435_3.md)
- [42 C.F.R. § 435.4 (2026) § 435.4   Definitions and use of terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T42_P435_S435_4.md)
- [42 C.F.R. § 435.10 (2026) § 435.10   State plan requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T42_P435_S435_10.md)

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