{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-431.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 431.40","heading":"Basis and scope.","body":"(a) This subpart sets forth State plan requirements and exceptions that pertain to the following administrative requirements and provisions of the Act:\n(1) Statewideness—section 1902(a)(1);\n(2) Proper and efficient administration—section 1902(a)(4);\n(3) Comparability of services—section 1902(a)(10) (B)-(E);\n(4) Payment for services furnished outside the State—section 1902(a)(16);\n(5) Free choice of providers—section 1902(a)(23);\n(6) Special waiver provisions applicable to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands—section 1902(j); and\n(7) Exceptions to, and waiver of, State plan requirements—sections 1915 (a)-(c) and 1916 (a)(3) and (b)(3).\n(b) Other applicable regulations include the following:\n(1) Section 430.25 Waivers of State plan requirements.\n(2) Section 440.250 Limits on comparability of services.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS","PART 431—STATE ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","Subpart B—General Administrative Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"edcf311c689c60afbdd31f927144cf9c51c13ead25e537a396417674f7db16b1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-431.20","next":"us/42-cfr-431.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}