{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-205.120","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 205.120","heading":"Statewide operation.","body":"(a) State plan requirements. A State plan for financial assistance under title I, IV-A, X, XIV, or XVI (AABD) of the Social Security Act must provide that:\n(1) It shall be in operation, through a system of local offices, on a statewide basis in accordance with equitable standards for assistance and administration that are mandatory throughout the State;\n(2) If administered by political subdivisions of the State, the plan will be mandatory on such political subdivisions;\n(3) The State agency will assure that the plan is continuously in operation in all local offices or agencies through:\n(i) Methods for informing staff of State policies, standards, procedures and instructions; and\n(ii) Regular planned examination and evaluation of operations in local offices by regularly assigned State staff, including regular visits by such staff; and through reports, controls, or other necessary methods.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","PART 205—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION—PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"46acdd425516b2bb30ac87e6cc93291d7e379849843969ad62c8d7dc2e502648","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-205.101","next":"us/45-cfr-205.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}