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42 U.S. Code § 1397bb. General contents of State child health plan; eligibility; outreach
(a) General background and descriptionA State child health plan shall include a description, consistent with the requirements of this subchapter, of—
(1)
the extent to which, and manner in which, children in the State, including targeted low-income children and other classes of children classified by income and other relevant factors, currently have creditable health coverage (as defined in section 1397jj(c)(2) of this title);
(2)
current State efforts to provide or obtain creditable health coverage for uncovered children, including the steps the State is taking to identify and enroll all uncovered children who are eligible to participate in public health insurance programs and health insurance programs that involve public-private partnerships;
(3)
how the plan is designed to be coordinated with such efforts to increase coverage of children under creditable health coverage;
(4)
the child health assistance provided under the plan for targeted low-income children, including the proposed methods of delivery, and utilization control systems;
(5)
eligibility standards consistent with subsection (b);
(6)
outreach activities consistent with subsection (c); and
(7) methods (including monitoring) used—
(A)
to assure the quality and appropriateness of care, particularly with respect to well-baby care, well-child care, and immunizations provided under the plan;
(B)
to assure access to covered services, including emergency services and services described in paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 1397cc(c) of this title; and
(C)
to ensure that the State agency involved is in compliance with subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 1320a–7n(b)(2) of this title.