[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR441.203]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 441_SERVICES: REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC 

 

                           Subpart E_Abortions

 

Sec.  441.203  Life of the mother would be endangered.



    FFP is available in expenditures for an abortion when a physician 

has found, and certified in writing to the Medicaid agency, that on the 

basis of his professional judgment, the life of the mother would be 

endangered if the fetus were carried to term. The certification must 

contain the name and address of the patient.