[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR403.500]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 403--SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart E--Beneficiary Counseling and Assistance Grants
 
Sec. 403.500  Basis, scope, and definition.

    Source: 59 FR 51128, Oct. 7, 1994, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) Basis. This subpart implements, in part, the provisions of 
section 4360 of Public Law 101-508 by establishing a minimum level of 
funding for grants made to States for the purpose of providing 
information, counseling, and assistance relating to obtaining adequate 
and appropriate health insurance coverage to individuals eligible to 
receive benefits under the Medicare program.
    (b) Scope of subpart. This subpart sets forth the following:
    (1) Conditions of eligibility for the grant.
    (2) Minimum levels of funding for those States qualifying for the 
grants.
    (3) Reporting requirements.
    (c) Definition. For purposes of this subpart, the term ``State'' 
includes (except where otherwise indicated by the context) the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.