GroundRules
42 CFR 456.238: Time limits for final decision and notification of adverse decision.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42—Public Health
- CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
- PART 456—UTILIZATION CONTROL
- Subpart D—Utilization Control: Mental Hospitals
The UR plan must provide that—
(a) The committee makes a final decision on a beneficiary's need for continued stay and gives notice under § 456.237 of an adverse decision within 2 working days after the assigned continued stay review date, except as required under paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) If the committee makes an adverse final decision on a beneficiary's need for continued stay before the assigned review date, the committee gives notice under § 456.237 within 2 working days after the date of the final decision.
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