---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 1397jj"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "1397jj"
heading: "Definitions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/1397jj"
units:
  - "Chapter 7 — Social Security"
  - "Subchapter XXI — State Children’s Health Insurance Program"
---

# §1397jj. Definitions

- (a) **Child health assistance—** For purposes of this subchapter, the term “child health assistance” means payment for part or all of the cost of health benefits coverage for targeted low-income children that [includes](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b) any of the following (and [includes](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b), in the case described in [section 1397ee(a)(1)(D)(i) of this title](/usc/42/1397ee.md?p=a-1-D-i), payment for part or all of the cost of providing any of the following), as specified under the [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) plan:
  - (1) Inpatient [hospital](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=1) services.
  - (2) Outpatient [hospital](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=1) services.
  - (3) [Physician](/usc/42/1301.md?p=a-7) services.
  - (4) Surgical services.
  - (5) Clinic services ([including](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b) health center services) and other ambulatory health care services.
  - (6) Prescription [drugs](/usc/42/11851.md?p=4) and biologicals and the [administration](/usc/42/1301.md?p=a-10) of such [drugs](/usc/42/11851.md?p=4) and biologicals, only if such [drugs](/usc/42/11851.md?p=4) and biologicals are not furnished for the purpose of causing, or assisting in causing, the death, suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of a [person](/usc/42/1301.md?p=a-3).
  - (7) Over-the-counter medications.
  - (8) Laboratory and radiological services.
  - (9) Prenatal care and prepregnancy family planning services and supplies.
  - (10) Inpatient mental health services, other than services described in [paragraph (18)](#a-18) but [including](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b) services furnished in a [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5)-operated mental [hospital](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=1) and [including](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b) residential or other 24-hour therapeutically planned structured services.
  - (11) Outpatient mental health services, other than services described in [paragraph (19)](#a-19) but [including](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b) services furnished in a [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5)-operated mental [hospital](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=1) and [including](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b) community-based services.
  - (12) Durable medical equipment and other medically-related or remedial devices (such as prosthetic devices, implants, eyeglasses, hearing aids, dental devices, and adaptive devices).
  - (13) Disposable medical supplies.
  - (14) Home and community-based health care services and related supportive services (such as home health nursing services, home health aide services, personal care, assistance with activities of daily living, chore services, day care services, respite care services, training for family members, and minor modifications to the home).
  - (15) Nursing care services (such as nurse practitioner services, nurse midwife services, advanced practice nurse services, private duty nursing care, pediatric nurse services, and respiratory care services) in a home, school, or other setting.
  - (16) Abortion only if necessary to save the life of the mother or if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
  - (17) Dental services.
  - (18) Inpatient substance use [treatment](/usc/42/11851.md?p=11) services and residential substance use [treatment](/usc/42/11851.md?p=11) services.
  - (19) Outpatient substance use [treatment](/usc/42/11851.md?p=11) services.
  - (20) [Case management services](/usc/42/701.md?p=b-4).
  - (21) [Care coordination services](/usc/42/701.md?p=b-3).
  - (22) Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and services for individuals with speech, hearing, and language disorders.
  - (23) Hospice care (concurrent, in the case of an individual who is a [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c), with care related to the [treatment](/usc/42/11851.md?p=11) of the [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c)’s condition with respect to which a diagnosis of terminal illness has been made.[^1]
  - (24) Any other medical, diagnostic, screening, preventive, restorative, remedial, therapeutic, or rehabilitative services (whether in a [facility](/usc/42/1320a–3.md?p=c-5-B), home, school, or other setting) if recognized by [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) law and only if the service is—
    - (A) prescribed by or furnished by a [physician](/usc/42/1301.md?p=a-7) or other licensed or registered practitioner within the scope of practice as defined by [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) law,
    - (B) performed under the general supervision or at the direction of a [physician](/usc/42/1301.md?p=a-7), or
    - (C) furnished by a health care [facility](/usc/42/1320a–3.md?p=c-5-B) that is operated by a [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) or local government or is licensed under [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) law and operating within the scope of the license.
  - (25) Premiums for private health care insurance coverage.
  - (26) Medical transportation.
  - (27) Enabling services (such as transportation, translation, and outreach services) only if designed to increase the accessibility of primary and preventive health care services for eligible low-income individuals.
  - (28) Any other health care services or items specified by the [Secretary](/usc/42/1301.md?p=a-6) and not excluded under this section.
- (b) **“Targeted low-income child” defined—** For purposes of this subchapter—
  - (1) **In general—** Subject to [paragraph (2)](#b-2), the term “targeted low-income child” means a [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c)—
    - (A) who has been determined eligible by the [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) for [child health assistance](#a) under the [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) plan;
    - (B)
      - (i) who is a [low-income child](#c-4), or
      - (ii) is a [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c)—
        - (I) whose family income (as determined under the [State child health plan](#c-7)) exceeds the [medicaid applicable income level](#b-4) (as defined in [paragraph (4)](#b-4)), but does not exceed 50 percentage points above the [medicaid applicable income level](#b-4);
        - (II) whose family income (as so determined) does not exceed the [medicaid applicable income level](#b-4) (as defined in [paragraph (4)](#b-4) but determined as if “June 1, 1997” were substituted for “March 31, 1997”); or
        - (III) who resides in a [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) that does not have a [medicaid applicable income level](#b-4) (as defined in [paragraph (4)](#b-4)); and
    - (C) who is not found to be eligible for medical assistance under subchapter XIX or, subject to [paragraph (5)](#b-5), covered under a [group health plan](#c-3) or under [health insurance coverage](#c-3) (as such terms are defined in [section 300gg–91 of this title](/usc/42/300gg–91.md)).
  - (2) **Children excluded—** Such term does not include—
    - (A) except as provided in [paragraph (7)](#b-7), a [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) who is an inmate of a public institution or a patient in an institution for mental diseases; or
    - (B) except as provided in [paragraph (6)](#b-6), a [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) who is a member of a family that is eligible for health benefits coverage under a [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) health benefits plan on the basis of a family member’s employment with a [public agency](/usc/42/11851.md?p=8) in the [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5).
  - (3) **Special rule—** A [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) shall not be considered to be described in [paragraph (1)(C)](#b-1-C) notwithstanding that the [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) is covered under a [health insurance coverage](#c-3) program that has been in operation since before July 1, 1997, and that is offered by a [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) which receives no Federal funds for the program’s operation.
  - (4) **Medicaid applicable income level—** The term “medicaid applicable income level” means, with respect to a [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c), the effective income level (expressed as a percent of the [poverty line](#c-5)) that has been specified under the [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) plan under subchapter XIX ([including](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b) under a waiver authorized by the [Secretary](/usc/42/1301.md?p=a-6) or under [section 1396a(r)(2) of this title](/usc/42/1396a.md?p=r-2)), as of March 31, 1997, for the [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) to be eligible for medical assistance under section [1396a(l)(2)](/usc/42/1396a.md?p=l-2) or [1396d(n)(2)](/usc/42/1396d.md?p=n-2) of this title (as selected by a [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5)) for the age of such [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c).
  - (5) **Option for States with a separate CHIP program to provide dental-only supplemental coverage—**
    - (A) **In general—** Subject to subparagraphs [(B)](#b-5-B) and [(C)](#b-5-C), in the case of any [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) who is enrolled in a [group health plan](#c-3) or [health insurance coverage](#c-3) offered through an employer who would, but for the application of [paragraph (1)(C)](#b-1-C), satisfy the requirements for being a [targeted low-income child](#b-1) under a [State child health plan](#c-7) that is implemented under this subchapter, a [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) may waive the application of such paragraph to the [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) in order to provide—
      - (i) dental coverage consistent with the requirements of subsection (c)(6) of [section 1397cc of this title](/usc/42/1397cc.md); or
      - (ii) cost-sharing protection for dental coverage consistent with such requirements and the requirements of subsection (e)(3)(B) of such section.
    - (B) **Limitation—** A [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) may limit the application of a waiver of [paragraph (1)(C)](#b-1-C) to children whose family income does not exceed a level specified by the [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5), so long as the level so specified does not exceed the maximum income level otherwise established for other children under the [State child health plan](#c-7).
    - (C) **Conditions—** A [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) may not offer dental-only supplemental coverage under this paragraph unless the [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) satisfies the following conditions:
      - (i) **Income eligibility—** The [State child health plan](#c-7) under this subchapter—
        - (I) has the highest income eligibility [standard](/usc/42/1320d.md?p=7) permitted under this subchapter (or a waiver) as of January 1, 2009;
        - (II) does not limit the acceptance of applications for children or impose any numerical limitation, waiting list, or similar limitation on the eligibility of such children for [child health assistance](#a) under such [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) plan; and
        - (III) provides benefits to all children in the [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) who apply for and meet eligibility [standards](/usc/42/1320d.md?p=7).
      - (ii) **No more favorable treatment—** The [State child health plan](#c-7) may not provide more favorable dental coverage or cost-sharing protection for dental coverage to children provided dental-only supplemental coverage under this paragraph than the dental coverage and cost-sharing protection for dental coverage provided to targeted low-income children who are eligible for the full range of [child health assistance](#a) provided under the [State child health plan](#c-7).
  - (6) **Exceptions to exclusion of children of employees of a public agency in the State—**
    - (A) **In general—** A [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) shall not be considered to be described in [paragraph (2)(B)](#b-2-B) if—
      - (i) the [public agency](/usc/42/11851.md?p=8) that employs a member of the [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c)’s family to which such paragraph applies satisfies [subparagraph (B)](#b-6-B); or
      - (ii) [subparagraph (C)](#b-6-C) applies to such [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c).
    - (B) **Maintenance of effort with respect to agency contribution for family coverage—** For purposes of [subparagraph (A)(i)](#b-6-A-i), a [public agency](/usc/42/11851.md?p=8) satisfies this subparagraph if the amount of annual [agency](/usc/42/1397n–12.md?p=1) expenditures made on behalf of employees enrolled in health coverage paid for by the [agency](/usc/42/1397n–12.md?p=1) that [includes](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b) dependent coverage for the most recent [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) [fiscal year](/usc/42/619.md?p=3) is not less than the amount of such expenditures made by the [agency](/usc/42/1397n–12.md?p=1) for the 1997 [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) [fiscal year](/usc/42/619.md?p=3), increased by the percentage increase in the [medical care](/usc/42/1301.md?p=a-7) expenditure category of the Consumer Price Index for All-Urban Consumers (all items: U.S. City Average) for such preceding [fiscal year](/usc/42/619.md?p=3).
    - (C) **Hardship exception—** For purposes of [subparagraph (A)(ii)](#b-6-A-ii), this subparagraph applies to a [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) if the [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) determines that the annual aggregate amount of premiums and cost-sharing imposed for coverage of the family of the [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) would exceed 5 percent of such family’s income for the year involved.
  - (7) **Exceptions to exclusion of children who are inmates of a public institution—** In the case of a [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) who is an inmate of a public institution, during the 30 days prior to the release of the [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) from such institution the [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) shall not be considered to be described in [paragraph (2)(A)](#b-2-A) with respect to the screenings, diagnostic services, referrals, and [case management services](/usc/42/701.md?p=b-4) otherwise covered under the [State child health plan](#c-7) (or waiver of such plan) that the [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) is required to provide under [section 1397bb(d)(2) of this title](/usc/42/1397bb.md?p=d-2). At the option of the [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5), a [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) who is an inmate of a public institution shall not be considered to be described in [paragraph (2)(A)](#b-2-A) during the period that the [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) is an inmate of such institution pending disposition of charges.
- (c) **Additional definitions—** For purposes of this subchapter:
  - (1) **Child—** The term “[child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c)” means an individual under 19 years of age.
  - (2) **Creditable health coverage—** The term “creditable health coverage” has the meaning given the term “creditable coverage” under [section 2701(c)](/usc/42/2701.md)[^2] of the Public Health Service Act ([42 U.S.C. 300gg(c)](/usc/42/300gg.md)) and [includes](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b) coverage that meets the requirements of [section 1397cc of this title](/usc/42/1397cc.md) provided to a [targeted low-income child](#b-1) under this subchapter or under a waiver approved under [section 1397ee(c)(2)(B) of this title](/usc/42/1397ee.md?p=c-2-B) (relating to a direct service waiver).
  - (3) **Group health plan; health insurance coverage; etc.** The terms “group health plan”, “group health insurance coverage”, and “health insurance coverage” have the meanings given such terms in [section 300gg–91 of this title](/usc/42/300gg–91.md).
  - (4) **Low-income child—** The term “low-income child” means a [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) whose family income is at or below 200 percent of the [poverty line](#c-5) for a family of the size involved.
  - (5) **Poverty line defined—** The term “poverty line” has the meaning given such term in [section 9902(2) of this title](/usc/42/9902.md?p=2), [including](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b) any revision required by such section.
  - (6) **Preexisting condition exclusion—** The term “preexisting condition exclusion” has the meaning given such term in [section 2701(b)(1)(A)](/usc/42/2701.md)[^2] of the Public Health Service Act ([42 U.S.C. 300gg(b)(1)(A)](/usc/42/300gg.md)).
  - (7) **State child health plan; plan—** Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “State child health plan” and “plan” mean a State child health plan approved under [section 1397ff of this title](/usc/42/1397ff.md).
  - (8) **Uncovered child—** The term “uncovered child” means a [child](/usc/42/1382c.md?p=c) that does not have [creditable health coverage](#c-2).
  - (9) **School-based health center—**
    - (A) **In general—** The term “school-based health center” means a health clinic that—
      - (i) is located in or near a school [facility](/usc/42/1320a–3.md?p=c-5-B) of a school district or board or of an [Indian tribe](/usc/42/619.md?p=4-A) or [tribal organization](/usc/42/619.md?p=4-A);
      - (ii) is organized through school, community, and health provider relationships;
      - (iii) is administered by a [sponsoring facility](#c-9-B);
      - (iv) provides through health professionals primary health services to children in accordance with [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) and local law, [including](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b) laws relating to licensure and certification; and
      - (v) satisfies such other requirements as a [State](/usc/42/619.md?p=5) may establish for the operation of such a clinic.
    - (B) **Sponsoring facility—** For purposes of [subparagraph (A)(iii)](#c-9-A-iii), the term “sponsoring facility” [includes](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b) any of the following:
      - (i) A [hospital](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=1).
      - (ii) A public health department.
      - (iii) A community health center.
      - (iv) A [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) health care [agency](/usc/42/1397n–12.md?p=1).
      - (v) A local educational [agency](/usc/42/1397n–12.md?p=1) (as defined under [section 7801 of title 20](/usc/20/7801.md).[^1]
      - (vi) A program administered by the [Indian](/usc/42/619.md?p=4-A) Health Service or the Bureau of [Indian](/usc/42/619.md?p=4-A) Affairs or operated by an [Indian tribe](/usc/42/619.md?p=4-A) or a [tribal organization](/usc/42/619.md?p=4-A).

## Footnotes

[^1]: So in original. A closing parenthesis probably should precede the period.
[^2]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XXI, § 2110, as added Pub. L. 105–33, title IV, § 4901(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 567; amended Pub. L. 105–100, title I, § 162(3), (9), Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2189, 2190; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(6) [title VIII, § 802(d)(5)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–582; Pub. L. 111–3, title V, §§ 501(b)(1), 505(b), Feb. 4, 2009, 123 Stat. 85, 90; Pub. L. 111–148, title II, §§ 2102(a)(7), 2302(b), title X, § 10203(d)(2)(D), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 288, 293, 930; Pub. L. 111–309, title II, § 205(d), Dec. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3290; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(qqq)(2), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2189; Pub. L. 115–271, title V, § 5022(b)(2)(B), (C), Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 3964; Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title V, §§ 5121(c)(2), 5122(b), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5943, 5944.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 2701 of the Public Health Service Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), (6), is section 2701 of act July 1, 1944, which was classified to section 300gg of this title, was renumbered section 2704, effective for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2014, with certain exceptions, and amended, by Pub. L. 111–148, title I, §§ 1201(2), 1563(c)(1), formerly § 1562(c)(1), title X, § 10107(b)(1), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 154, 264, 911, and was transferred to section 300gg–3 of this title. A new section 2701 of act July 1, 1944, related to fair health insurance premiums, was added, effective for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2014, and amended, by Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1201(4), title X, § 10103(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 155, 892, and is classified to section 300gg of this title.

### Amendments

2022—Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 117–328, § 5121(c)(2)(A), inserted “except as provided in paragraph (7),” before “a child who is an inmate of a public institution”.

Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 117–328, § 5122(b), substituted “Exceptions” for “Exception” in heading and inserted in text at end “At the option of the State, a child who is an inmate of a public institution shall not be considered to be described in paragraph (2)(A) during the period that the child is an inmate of such institution pending disposition of charges.”

Pub. L. 117–328, § 5121(c)(2)(B), added par. (7).

2018—Subsec. (a)(18). Pub. L. 115–271, § 5022(b)(2)(B)(i), substituted “substance use” for “substance abuse” in two places.

Subsec. (a)(19). Pub. L. 115–271, § 5022(b)(2)(B)(ii), substituted “substance use” for “substance abuse”.

Subsec. (b)(5)(A)(i). Pub. L. 115–271, § 5022(b)(2)(C), substituted “subsection (c)(6)” for “subsection (c)(5)”.

2015—Subsec. (c)(9)(B)(v). Pub. L. 114–95 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7801 of title 20.

2010—Subsec. (a)(23). Pub. L. 111–148, § 2302(b), which directed insertion of “(concurrent, in the case of an individual who is a child, with care related to the treatment of the child’s condition with respect to which a diagnosis of terminal illness has been made” after “hospice care”, was executed by making the insertion after “Hospice care”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 111–148, § 10203(d)(2)(D)(i), inserted “except as provided in paragraph (6),” before “a child”.

Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 111–148, § 10203(d)(2)(D)(ii), added par. (6).

Subsec. (b)(6)(B). Pub. L. 111–309, § 205(d)(1), struck out “per person” before “agency contribution” in heading and substituted “employees” for “each employee”.

Subsec. (b)(6)(C). Pub. L. 111–309, § 205(d)(2), struck out “, on a case-by-case basis,” after “determines”.

Subsec. (c)(9)(B)(v). Pub. L. 111–148, § 2102(a)(7), substituted “local educational agency (as defined under section 7801 of title 20” for “school or school system”.

2009—Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 111–3, § 501(b)(1)(A), inserted “, subject to paragraph (5),” after “subchapter XIX or”.

Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 111–3, § 501(b)(1)(B), added par. (5).

Subsec. (c)(9). Pub. L. 111–3, § 505(b), added par. (9).

2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–554 substituted “section 1397ee(a)(1)(D)(i)” for “section 1397ee(a)(2)(A)” in introductory provisions.

1997—Subsec. (b)(1)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 105–100, § 162(3)(A), amended cl. (ii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (ii) read as follows: “is a child whose family income (as determined under the State child health plan) exceeds the medicaid applicable income level (as defined in paragraph (4)), but does not exceed 50 percentage points above the medicaid applicable income level; and”.

Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 105–100, § 162(3)(B), substituted “March 31, 1997” for “June 1, 1997” and “1396a(l)(2) or 1396d(n)(2) of this title (as selected by a State)” for “1396a(l)(2) of this title”.

Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 105–100, § 162(9), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 300gg–91 of this title.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2022 Amendment

Amendment by section 5121(c)(2) of Pub. L. 117–328 applicable beginning on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins on or after the date that is 24 months after Dec. 29, 2022, see section 5121(d) of Pub. L. 117–328, set out as a note under section 1396a of this title.

Amendment by section 5122(b) of Pub. L. 117–328 effective on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date that is 24 months after Dec. 29, 2022 and applicable to items and services furnished for periods beginning on or after such date, see section 5122(c) of Pub. L. 117–328, set out as a note under section 1396a of this title.

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–271 effective with respect to child health assistance provided on or after the date that is 1 year after Oct. 24, 2018, with exception if State legislation required, see section 5022(e) of Pub. L. 115–271, set out as a note under section 1397bb of this title.

### Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education.

### Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

Pub. L. 111–148, title II, § 2102(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 288, provided that the amendment made by section 2102(a)(7) of Pub. L. 111–148 is effective as if included in the enactment of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–3).

### Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 111–3 effective Apr. 1, 2009, and applicable to child health assistance and medical assistance provided on or after that date, with certain exceptions, see section 3 of Pub. L. 111–3, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1396 of this title.

### Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 106–554 effective as if included in the enactment of section 4901 of Pub. L. 105–33, see section 1(a)(6) [title VIII, § 802(f)] of Pub. L. 106–554, set out as a note under section 1396d of this title.

### Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–100, title I, § 162, Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2188, provided in part that the amendment made by that section is effective as if included in the enactment of subtitle J (§§ 4901–4923) of title IV of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Pub. L. 105–33.

### CHIP Eligibility for Children Ineligible for Medicaid as a Result of Elimination of Disregards

Pub. L. 111–148, title II, § 2101(f), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 287, provided that: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State shall treat any child who is determined to be ineligible for medical assistance under the State Medicaid plan or under a waiver of the plan as a result of the elimination of the application of an income disregard based on expense or type of income, as required under section 1902(e)(14) of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(14)] (as added by this Act), as a targeted low-income child under section 2110(b) [42 U.S.C. 1397jj(b)] (unless the child is excluded under paragraph (2) of that section) and shall provide child health assistance to the child under the State child health plan (whether implemented under title XIX or XXI, or both, of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq., 1397aa et seq.]).”