457.610—Period of availability for State allotments for a fiscal year.
         The amount of a final allotment for a fiscal year, as determined under  § 457.608(h) and reduced to reflect certain Medicaid expenditures in accordance with  § 457.616, remains available until expended for Federal payments based on expenditures claimed during a 3-year period of availability, beginning with the fiscal year of the final allotment and ending with the end of the second fiscal year following the fiscal year.