{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-456.129","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 456.129","heading":"Description of methods and criteria: Initial continued stay review date; close professional scrutiny; length of stay modification.","body":"The UR plan must describe—\n(a) The methods and criteria, including norms if used, that the committee uses to assign the initial continued stay review date under § 456.128.\n(b) The methods that the committee uses to select categories of admission to receive close professional scrutiny under § 456.123(b); and\n(c) The methods that the committee uses to modify an approved length of stay when the beneficiary's condition or treatment schedule changes.","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 456—UTILIZATION CONTROL","Subpart C—Utilization Control: Hospitals"],"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":"697d340ea61ef5eb272ec2e416162688349e8fe0e8ff91ab7b7a9b14e039462d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-456.128","next":"us/42-cfr-456.131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}