{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-800.304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 800.304","heading":"Term of the contract.","body":"(a) Term of a contract. The term of the contract will be specified in the MSP Program contract and must be for a period of at least the 12 consecutive months defined as the plan year.\n(b) Plan year. The plan year is a consecutive 12-month period during which an MSP option provides coverage for health benefits. A plan year may be a calendar year or otherwise.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER VIII—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","PART 800—MULTI-STATE PLAN PROGRAM","Subpart D—Application and Contracting Procedures"],"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":"144ef565284fc45326d3c6e796d2216b9e701abb492cb7ca82a76cced02e099b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-800.303","next":"us/45-cfr-800.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}