[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 12, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR457.380]

[Page 383]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
                 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 457--ALLOTMENTS AND GRANTS TO STATES--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart C--State Plan Requirements: Eligibility, Screening, 
                      Applications, and Enrollment
 
Sec. 457.380  Eligibility verification.

    (a) The State must establish procedures to ensure the integrity of 
the eligibility determination process.
    (b) A State may establish reasonable eligibility verification 
mechanisms to promote enrollment of eligible children and may permit 
applicants and enrollees to demonstrate that they meet eligibility 
requirements through self-declaration or affirmation except that a State 
may permit self-declaration of citizenship only if the State has 
effective, fair and non-discriminatory procedures to ensure the 
integrity of the application process in accordance with Sec. 457.320(c).