{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-456.380","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 456.380","heading":"Individual written plan of care.","body":"(a) Before admission to an ICF or before authorization for payment, a 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 designed to meet the objectives of the plan of care;\n(5) Plans for continuing care, including review and modification of the plan of care; and\n(6) Plans for discharge.\n(c) The team 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 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":"7a54446bfcc5da4a714c06d326771287a26e3761ce19485b3d90119f501dbaa9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-456.372","next":"us/42-cfr-456.381"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}