### Question
How does the law define transition month?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 1396d*, **transition month** is defined as:

> 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**

