{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-416.2130","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 416.2130","heading":"Effect of the agreement and responsibilities of States.","body":"(a) An agreement under this subpart does not change—\n(1) The provisions of a State's Medicaid plan;\n(2) The conditions under which the Secretary will approve a State's Medicaid plan; or\n(3) A State's responsibilities under the State Medicaid plan.\n(b) Following are examples of functions we will not agree to carry out for the State:\n(1) Stationing of our employees at hospitals or nursing homes to take Medicaid applications;\n(2) Determining whether a person is eligible for Medicaid for any period before he or she applied for SSI benefits;\n(3) Giving approval for emergency medical care under Medicaid before a determination has been made on whether a person is eligible for SSI benefits;\n(4) Setting up or running a State's system for requiring a person to pay part of the cost of services he or she receives under Medicaid; or\n(5) Giving identification cards to people to show that they are eligible for Medicaid.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 416—SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED","Subpart U—Medicaid Eligibility Determinations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"9fc1521150880e90f9491ec36568089881fce29f9b9dd9f721ef86517711154d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-416.2116","next":"us/20-cfr-416.2140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}