{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-456.371","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 456.371","heading":"Exploration of alternative services.","body":"If the comprehensive evaluation recommends ICF services for an applicant or beneficiary whose needs could be met by alternative services that are currently unavailable, the facility must enter this fact in the beneficiary's record and begin to look for alternative services.","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 F—Utilization Control: Intermediate Care Facilities"],"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":"b8b5c28d1f9f8165c33bc0fc8ebec1f6cc7bdb54a22514c8a97ec2c321839dee","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-456.370","next":"us/42-cfr-456.372"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}