Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§1312 Medical care guides and reports for public assistance and medical assistance
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - SOCIAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XI— - GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION › Part Part A— - General Provisions › § 1312
Summary
The Secretary must make and update guides that show how much, what kind, and how good medical care for low-income people should be so states can evaluate and improve public assistance programs. The Secretary must also get regular reports from states about medical services paid for and publish the data and other needed information.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §1312
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In order to assist the States to extend the scope and content, and improve the quality, of medical care and medical services for which payments are made to or on behalf of needy and low-income individuals under this chapter and in order to promote better public understanding about medical care and medical assistance for needy and low-income individuals, the Secretary shall develop and revise from time to time guides or recommended standards as to the level, content, and quality of medical care and medical services for the use of the States in evaluating and improving their public assistance medical care programs and their programs of medical assistance; shall secure periodic reports from the States on items included in, and the quantity of, medical care and medical services for which expenditures under such programs are made; and shall from time to time publish data secured from these reports and other information necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1965—Pub. L. 89–97 struck out “for the aged” after “medical assistance”.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 1312
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73