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 A—Introduction; State Plans for Child Health Insurance Programs and Outreach Strategies (§457.1 to §457.170) > 457.2—Basis and scope of subchapter D.

457.2—Basis and scope of subchapter D.

(a) Basis. This subchapter implements title XXI of the Act, which authorizes Federal grants to States for the provision of child health assistance to uninsured, low-income children.
(b) Scope. The regulations in subchapter D set forth State plan requirements, standards, procedures, and conditions for obtaining Federal financial participation (FFP) to enable States to provide health benefits coverage to targeted low-income children, as defined at § 457.310.