### Question
How is the term transition month defined?


### Answer
The term **transition month** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 1396d* as the following:

> each month in a year through the month following the month in which the annual revision of the official poverty line, referred to in subparagraph (A), is published

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1396d*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XIX-GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS**

