Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1315 42 U.S.C. § 1315(a)(2)(A) 42 U.S.C. § 1396 Code of Federal Regulations 42 C.F.R. § 413.24(f) 42 C.F.R. § 430.0 42 C.F.R. § 430.25 Supreme Court 416 U.S. 696 511 U.S. 255, 265 Circuit Courts 979 F.2d 887, 890 132 F.3d 1259, 1265-1267 177 F.3d 1272, 1283-1284 374 F.3d 253, 257-260 399 F.3d 1091 451 F.3d 898, 904