42 C.F.R. § 435.930 : Public Health — CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS — ELIGIBILITY IN THE STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, AND AMERICAN SAMOA — ELIGIBILITY IN THE STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA —FURNISHING MEDICAID — Furnishing Medicaid

The agency must-

(a) Furnish Medicaid promptly to beneficiaries without any delay caused by the agency's administrative procedures;

(b) Continue to furnish Medicaid regularly to all eligible individuals until they are found to be ineligible; and

(c) Make arrangements to assist applicants and beneficiaries to get emergency medical care whenever needed, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

42 C.F.R. § 435.930