---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 436.404"
title: "42"
number: "436.404"
heading: "Applicant's choice of category."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/436.404"
---

# §436.404. Applicant's choice of category.


The agency must allow an individual who would be eligible under more than one category to have his eligibility determined for the category he selects.


## 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.