---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 435.236"
title: "42"
number: "435.236"
heading: "Individuals in institutions who are eligible under a special income level."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/435.236"
---

# §435.236. Individuals in institutions who are eligible under a special income level.

- (a) If the agency provides Medicaid under [§ 435.211](/cfr/42/435.211.md) to individuals in institutions who would be eligible for AFDC, SSI, or State supplements except for their institutional status, it may also cover aged, blind, and disabled individuals in institutions who—
  - (1) Because of their income, would not be eligible for SSI or State supplements if they were not institutionalized; but
  - (2) Have income below a level specified in the plan under [§ 435.722](/cfr/42/435.722.md). (See [§ 435.1005](/cfr/42/435.1005.md) for limitations on FFP in Medicaid expenditures for individuals specified in this section.)
- (b) The agency may cover individuals under this section whether or not the State pays optional supplements.

## Notes

### Amendments

[43 FR 45204, Sept. 29, 1978, as amended at 45 FR 24884, Apr. 11, 1980. Redesignated at 58 FR 4928, Jan. 19, 1993]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 45204, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[43 FR 45204, Sept. 29, 1978, as amended at 45 FR 24884, Apr. 11, 1980. Redesignated at 58 FR 4928, Jan. 19, 1993]