[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 45CFR400.91]



[Page 364]

 

                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN 

          AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 400_REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

                  Subpart G_Refugee Medical Assistance

 

Sec.  400.91  Definitions.



    For purposes of this subpart--

    Medically needy means individuals who are eligible for medical 

assistance under a State's approved Medicaid State plan in accordance 

with section 1902(a)(10)(C) of the Social Security Act.

    Spend down means to deduct from countable income incurred medical 

expenses, thereby lowering the amount of countable income to a level 

that meets financial eligibility requirements in accordance with 42 CFR 

435.831 (or, as applicable to Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, 

42 CFR 436.831).



 Applications, Determinations of Eligibility, and Furnishing Assistance