CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER D—STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS (SCHIPs) (parts 457 to 457) > PART 457—ALLOTMENTS AND GRANTS TO STATES > SUBPART K—State Plan Requirements: Applicant and Enrollee Protections (§457.1100 to §457.1190) > 457.1130—Program specific review process: Matters subject to review.

457.1130—Program specific review process: Matters subject to review.

(a) Eligibility or enrollment matter. A State must ensure that an applicant or enrollee has an opportunity for review, consistent with §§ 457.1140 and 457.1150, of a—
(1) Denial of eligibility;
(2) Failure to make a timely determination of eligibility; and
(3) Suspension or termination of enrollment, including disenrollment for failure to pay cost sharing.
(b) Health services matter. A State must ensure that an enrollee has an opportunity for external review of a—
(1) Delay, denial, reduction, suspension, or termination of health services, in whole or in part, including a determination about the type or level of services; and
(2) Failure to approve, furnish, or provide payment for health services in a timely manner.
(c) Exception. A State is not required to provide an opportunity for review of a matter described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this section if the sole basis for the decision is a provision in the State plan or in Federal or State law requiring an automatic change in eligibility, enrollment, or a change in coverage under the health benefits package that affects all applicants or enrollees or a group of applicants or enrollees without regard to their individual circumstances.