[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR436.230]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
                 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 436--ELIGIBILITY IN GUAM, PUERTO RICO, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart C--Options for Coverage as Categorically Needy
 
Sec. 436.230  Essential spouses of aged, blind, or disabled individuals receiving cash assistance.

    The agency may provide Medicaid to the spouse of an individual 
receiving OAA, AB, APTD, or AABD, if--
    (a) The spouse is living with the individual receiving cash 
assistance;
    (b) The cash assistance agency has determined that the spouse is 
essential to the well-being of the individual and

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has considered the spouse's needs in determining the amount of cash 
assistance provided to the individual.