---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 136a.31"
title: "42"
number: "136a.31"
heading: "Transition period."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/136a.31"
---

# §136a.31. Transition period.

- (a) The transition period for full implementation of the new eligibility regulations consists of three parts;
  - (1) A six month delayed implementation;
  - (2) A six month grace period; and
  - (3) **A health care continuity period determined by medical factors.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 52 FR 35050, Sept. 16, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 3, 68 Stat. 674; 42 U.S.C. 2003, 42 Stat. 208, sec. 1, 68 Stat. 674; 25 U.S.C. 13, 42 U.S.C. 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 58318, 58319, Oct. 28, 1999, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 67 FR 35342, May 17, 2002.