---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 457.342"
title: "42"
number: "457.342"
heading: "Continuous eligibility for children."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/457.342"
---

# §457.342. Continuous eligibility for children.

- (a) A State must provide continuous eligibility for children under a separate CHIP in accordance with the terms of [§ 435.926](/cfr/42/435.926.md) of this chapter, and subject to a child remaining ineligible for Medicaid, as required by section 2110(b)(1) of the Act and [§ 457.310](/cfr/42/457.310.md) (related to the definition and standards for being a targeted low-income child) and the requirements of section 2102(b)(3) of the Act and [§ 457.350](/cfr/42/457.350.md) (related to eligibility screening and enrollment).
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Amendments

[90 FR 2636, Jan. 13, 2025]

### Source

Source: 66 FR 2675, Jan. 11, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 33622, May 24, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[90 FR 2636, Jan. 13, 2025]