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Medicaid definitions of medical assistance and covered services

42 U.S.C. s. 1396d

Publisher: U.S. Government Publishing Office
Edition: U.S. Code
Last checked: 2026-08-31
Status: U.S. Code, public domain

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Publisher. U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov)

Edition. U.S. Code (govinfo), retrieved 2026-08-28

Status. U.S. Code, public domain.

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42 U.S.C. s. 1396d: Medicaid definitions of medical assistance and covered services is a state statute published by U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov). It is one of the documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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42 U.S.C. § 1396d: subsection (r) (Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services)
“(B) which shall at a minimum include - (i) a comprehensive health and developmental history (including assessment of both physical and mental health development), (ii) a comprehensive unclothed physical exam, (iii) appropriate immunizations (according to the schedule referred to in section...”
42 U.S.C. § 1396d: subsection (b) (Federal Medical Assistance Percentage)
“the term "Federal medical assistance percentage" for any State shall be 100 per centum less the State percentage; and the State percentage shall be that percentage which bears the same ratio to 45 per centum as the square of the per capita income of such State bears to the square of the per capita...”
42 U.S.C. § 1396d(a)(17): nurse-midwife services
“(17) services furnished by a nurse-midwife (as defined in section 1395x(gg) of this title) which the nurse-midwife is legally authorized to perform under State law (or the State regulatory mechanism provided by State law), whether or not the nurse-midwife is under the supervision of, or associated...”
42 U.S.C. § 1396d(a): definition of medical assistance
“The term "medical assistance" means payment of part or all of the cost of the following care and services or the care and services themselves, or both”

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42 U.S.C. s. 1396d: Medicaid definitions of medical assistance and covered services is a state statute published by U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov). Edition: U.S. Code (govinfo), retrieved 2026-08-28.

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