{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-441.154","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 441.154","heading":"Active treatment.","body":"Inpatient psychiatric services must involve “active treatment”, which means implementation of a professionally developed and supervised individual plan of care, described in § 441.155 that is—\n(a) Developed and implemented no later than 14 days after admission; and\n(b) Designed to achieve the beneficiary's discharge from inpatient status at the earliest possible time.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS","PART 441—SERVICES: REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC SERVICES","Subpart D—Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Individuals Under Age 21 in Psychiatric Facilities or Programs"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"d37b073e2ea7fc8f50189dfae584ac19527af2f6185045a54a4658e7f8077ebf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-441.153","next":"us/42-cfr-441.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}