{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-456.180","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 456.180","heading":"Individual written plan of care.","body":"(a) Before admission to a mental hospital or before authorization for payment, the attending physician or staff physician must establish a written plan of care for each applicant or beneficiary.\n(b) The plan of care must include—\n(1) Diagnoses, symptoms, complaints, and complications indicating the need for admission;\n(2) A description of the functional level of the individual;\n(3) Objectives;\n(4) Any orders for—\n(i) Medications;\n(ii) Treatments;\n(iii) Restorative and rehabilitative services;\n(iv) Activities;\n(v) Therapies;\n(vi) Social services;\n(vii) Diet; and\n(viii) Special procedures recommended for the health and safety of the patient;\n(5) Plans for continuing care, including review and modification to the plan of care; and\n(6) Plans for discharge.\n(c) The attending or staff physician and other personnel involved in the beneficiary's care must review each plan of care at least every 90 days.","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 D—Utilization Control: Mental 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":"31b743e874e32a8465d28f23fcef0ea5428bee8fedd8055d836b7d16799c4e63","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-456.171","next":"us/42-cfr-456.181"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}