{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-440.240","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 440.240","heading":"Comparability of services for groups.","body":"Except as limited in § 440.250—\n(a) The plan must provide that the services available to any categorically needy beneficiary under the plan are not less in amount, duration, and scope than those services available to a medically needy beneficiary; and\n(b) The plan must provide that the services available to any individual in the following groups are equal in amount, duration, and scope for all beneficiaries within the group:\n(1) The categorically needy.\n(2) A covered medically needy group.","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 440—SERVICES: GENERAL PROVISIONS","Subpart B—Requirements and Limits Applicable to All Services"],"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":"9a0a67262f116423a7b08a20b4f5ea87e0ea22f4432cabd6e603eae906fac633","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-440.230","next":"us/42-cfr-440.250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}