Listing 105.08 uses Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts to determine the severity of a child's malnutrition. The criterion in listing 105.08B1 is met when the child's weight-for-length measurements are less than the third percentile on the most recent CDC growth chart.

The tables in subsections DI 24550.001C and DI 24550.001D provide the third percentile data for weight-for-length for males and females from birth to the attainment of age 2.

1. 1. 

   Use the appropriate chart in subsection DI 24550.001C or DI 24550.001D and find the reported length in Column 1. If the child's weight associated with that length is equal to or less than the value shown in Column 2, the weight-for-length measurement is below the third percentile.

2. 2. 

   Repeat step 1 for each additional weight and length measurement in file.

3. 3. 

   If there are at least three weight-for-length measurements that are below the third percentile in a consecutive 12-month period, the B1 criterion for listing 105.08 is met.

Use the table below for males from birth to the attainment of age 2. If the child has attained age 2, use body mass index (BMI) to determine if the listing criteria are met (see Body-Mass-Index-for-Age Tables DI 24550.002).

Use the table below for females from birth to the attainment of age 2. When the child has attained age 2, use BMI to determine if the listing criteria are met (see Body-Mass-Index-for-Age Tables DI 24550.002).