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 C—State Plan Requirements: Eligibility, Screening, Applications, and Enrollment (§457.300 to §457.380) > 457.380—Eligibility verification.

457.380—Eligibility verification.

(a) The State must establish procedures to ensure the integrity of the eligibility determination process.
(b) A State may establish reasonable eligibility verification mechanisms to promote enrollment of eligible children and may permit applicants and enrollees to demonstrate that they meet eligibility requirements through self-declaration or affirmation except that a State may permit self-declaration of citizenship only if the State has effective, fair and non-discriminatory procedures to ensure the integrity of the application process in accordance with § 457.320(c).