{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-433.148","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 433.148","heading":"Denial or termination of eligibility.","body":"In administering the assignment of rights provision, the agency must:\n(a) Deny or terminate eligibility for any applicant or beneficiary who—\n(1) Refuses to assign his own rights or those of any other individual for whom he can legally make an assignment; or\n(2) In the case of an applicant, does not attest to willingness to cooperate, and in the case of a beneficiary, refuses to cooperate in establishing the identity of a child's parents, obtaining medical child support and pursuing liable third parties, as required under § 433.147(a) unless cooperation has been waived;\n(b) Provide Medicaid to any individual who—\n(1) Cannot legally assign his own rights; and\n(2) Would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid but for the refusal, by a person legally able to assign his rights, to assign his rights or to cooperate as required by this subpart; and\n(c) In denying or terminating eligibility, comply with the notice and hearing requirements of part 431, subpart E of this subchapter.","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 433—STATE FISCAL ADMINISTRATION","Subpart D—Third Party Liability"],"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":"380bad21d2c8ff2f4d541251aeaa9dc442358da43fb15febf68292c260d8f534","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-433.147","next":"us/42-cfr-433.151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}