{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-456.238","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 456.238","heading":"Time limits for final decision and notification of adverse decision.","body":"The UR plan must provide that—\n(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.\n(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.","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":"22dc2215fc77c13a09be053843c242d5bf2df602779e0698916358194fb7f85b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-456.237","next":"us/42-cfr-456.241"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}