---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 156.440"
title: "45"
number: "156.440"
heading: "Plans eligible for advance payments of the premium tax credit and cost-sharing reductions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/156.440"
---

# §156.440. Plans eligible for advance payments of the premium tax credit and cost-sharing reductions.


Except as noted in [paragraph (a) through (c)](#a..c) of this section, the provisions of this subpart apply to qualified health plans offered in the individual market on the Exchange.

- (a) **Catastrophic plans.** The provisions of this subpart do not apply to catastrophic plans described in [§ 156.155](/cfr/45/156.155.md).
- (b) **Stand-alone dental plans.** The provisions of this subpart, to the extent relating to cost-sharing reductions, do not apply to stand-alone dental plans. The provisions of this subpart, to the extent relating to advance payments of the premium tax credit, apply to stand-alone dental plans.
- (c) **Child-only plans.** The provisions of this subpart apply to child-only QHPs, described in [§ 156.200(c)(2)](/cfr/45/156.200.md?p=c-2).

## Notes

### Source

Source: 78 FR 15535, Mar. 11, 2013, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 18021-18024, 18031-18032, 18041-18042, 18044, 18054, 18061, 18063, 18071, 18082, and 26 U.S.C. 36B.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 77411, Dec. 13, 2011, unless otherwise noted.