PART 457—ALLOTMENTS AND GRANTS TO STATES

17. The authority citation for part 457 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 .

18. Section 457.340 is amended by revising the heading for paragraph (d) and paragraph (d)(1) to read as follows:

(d) Timely determination of eligibility. (1) The terms in § 435.912 of this chapter, exclusive of § 435.912(e)(3), apply equally to CHIP, except that standards for transferring electronic accounts to other insurance affordability programs are pursuant to § 457.350 and the standards for receiving applications from other insurance affordability programs are pursuant to § 457.348. The provisions of this paragraph (d)(1) sunset on October 1, 2034. CMS will follow applicable rulemaking procedures to ensure that policies governing timely determinations of CHIP eligibility are implemented and effective on October 1, 2034, replacing the policies scheduled to sunset on that date.

19. Section 457.344 is removed.

20. Section 457.960 is added to read as follows:

If the State requires reporting of changes in circumstances that may affect the enrollee's eligibility for child health assistance, the State must—

(a) Establish procedures to ensure that enrollees make timely and accurate reports of any such change; and

(b) Promptly redetermine eligibility when the State has information about these changes.

(c) This section sunsets on October 1, 2034. CMS will follow applicable rulemaking procedures to ensure that policy governing changes in circumstances and redeterminations of CHIP eligibility are implemented and effective on October 1, 2034, replacing the policy scheduled to sunset on that date for the period until October 1, 2034.