PART 600—ADMINISTRATION, ELIGIBILITY, ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, SERVICE DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS, PREMIUM AND COST SHARING, ALLOTMENTS, AND RECONCILIATION

21. The authority citation for part 600 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300gg , 1395 , and 18051 .

22. Section 600.320 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:

(b) Timely determinations. The terms of § 435.912 of this chapter (relating to timely determinations of eligibility under the Medicaid program) apply to eligibility determinations for enrollment in a standard health plan exclusive of § 435.912(c)(3)(i) and (e)(3). The standards established by the State must be included in the BHP Blueprint.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,

Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.