{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-456.505","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 456.505","heading":"Applicability of waiver.","body":"The Administrator may waive the UR plan requirements of subparts C or D of this part, except for provisions relating to disqualification of UR committee members under § 456.106 of subpart C, and § 456.206 of subpart D, if the Medicaid agency—\n(a) Applies for a waiver; and\n(b) Demonstrates to the Administrator's satisfaction that it has in operation specific UR procedures that are superior in their effectiveness to the UR plan requirements under subpart C or D 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 H—Utilization Review Plans: FFP, Waivers, and Variances for Hospitals and 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":"efbc7c5cabf61aea16430493e0cce63ac7857c319240ff5ebbbe4802a839cea0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-456.501","next":"us/42-cfr-456.506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}