{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-456.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 456.3","heading":"Statewide surveillance and utilization control program.","body":"The Medicaid agency must implement a statewide surveillance and utilization control program that—\n(a) Safeguards against unnecessary or inappropriate use of Medicaid services and against excess payments;\n(b) Assesses the quality of those services;\n(c) Provides for the control of the utilization of all services provided under the plan in accordance with subpart B of this part; and\n(d) Provides for the control of the utilization of inpatient services in accordance with subparts C through I of this part.","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 A—General Provisions"],"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":"2137ec53e5dc6926dbabb8a9cc36e9a631bb1ed72de96cee44ed30728726cff6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-456.2","next":"us/42-cfr-456.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}