GroundRules
42 CFR 435.559: Implementation timing for the community engagement requirement.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42—Public Health
- CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
- PART 435—ELIGIBILITY IN THE STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, AND AMERICAN SAMOA
- Subpart F—Categorical Requirements for Eligibility
(a) Unless granted an exemption under § 435.560, the agency must require applicable individuals, as defined at § 435.551, to comply with the requirement to demonstrate community engagement under §§ 435.552 and 435.556, or be deemed to have demonstrated community engagement under § 435.553 or, if applicable, § 435.555, as a condition of eligibility for medical assistance furnished on or after January 1, 2027.
(b) The agency may elect to implement §§ 435.550 through 435.563 before January 1, 2027, under the State plan or a demonstration project under section 1115 of the Act.
(c) For a beneficiary who is enrolled as of the State's implementation date, the agency must verify compliance with the community engagement requirement at the applicable individual's first renewal initiated on or after the implementation date.
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