{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-436.540","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 436.540","heading":"Definition of disability.","body":"(a) Definition. The agency must use the definition of permanent and total disability that is used in the State plan for APTD or AABD. (See 45 CFR 233.80(a)(1) for the Federal recommended definition of permanent and total disability.)\n(b) State plan requirement. The State plan must contain the definition of permanent and total disability.","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 436—ELIGIBILITY IN GUAM, PUERTO RICO, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS","Subpart F—Categorical Requirements for Medicaid Eligibility"],"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":"6b5d3a31a120cc51ca7d1676597db4933db8dc496c3c8148f3d10d5c13daebee","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-436.531","next":"us/42-cfr-436.541"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}