Effect of the agreement and responsibilities of States.

(a) An agreement under this subpart does not change— (1) The provisions of a State's Medicaid plan; (2) The conditions under which the Secretary will approve a State's Medicaid plan; or (3) A State's responsibilities under the State Medicaid plan. (b) Following are examples of functions we will not agree to carry out for the State: (1) Stationing of our employees at hospitals or nursing homes to take Medicaid applications; (2) Determining whether a person is eligible for Medicaid for any period before he or she applied for SSI benefits; (3) Giving approval for emergency medical care under Medicaid before a determination has been made on whether a person is eligible for SSI benefits; (4) Setting up or running a State's system for requiring a person to pay part of the cost of services he or she receives under Medicaid; or (5) Giving identification cards to people to show that they are eligible for Medicaid.