---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 436.230"
title: "42"
number: "436.230"
heading: "Essential spouses of aged, blind, or disabled individuals receiving cash assistance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/436.230"
---

# §436.230. Essential spouses of aged, blind, or disabled individuals receiving cash assistance.


The agency may provide Medicaid to the spouse of an individual receiving OAA, AB, APTD, or AABD, if—

- (a) The spouse is living with the individual receiving cash assistance;
- (b) The cash assistance agency has determined that the spouse is essential to the well-being of the individual and has considered the spouse's needs in determining the amount of cash assistance provided to the individual.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 1102 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302).

### Source

Source: 43 FR 45218, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted.