---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 435.401"
title: "42"
number: "435.401"
heading: "General rules."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/435.401"
---

# §435.401. General rules.

- (a) A Medicaid agency may not impose any eligibility requirement that is prohibited under Title XIX of the Act.
- (b) The agency must base any optional group covered under subparts B and C of this part on reasonable classifications that do not result in arbitrary or inequitable treatment of individuals and groups and that are consistent with the objectives of Title XIX.
- (c) The agency must not use requirements for determining eligibility for optional coverage groups that are—
  - (1) [Reserved]
  - (2) For aged, blind, and disabled individuals, more restrictive than those used under SSI, except for individuals receiving an optional State supplement as specified in [§ 435.230](/cfr/42/435.230.md) or individuals in categories specified by the agency under [§ 435.121](/cfr/42/435.121.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[43 FR 45204, Sept. 29, 1978, as amended at 81 FR 86454, Nov. 30, 2016]

### 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 81 FR 86454, Nov. 30, 2016]