{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-456.521","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 456.521","heading":"Conditions for granting variance requests.","body":"(a) Except as described under paragraph (b) of this section, the administrator may grant a variance for a specific remote facility if the agency submits concurrently—\n(1) A request for the variance that documents to his satisfaction that the facility is unable to meet the time requirements for which the variance is requested; and\n(2) A revised UR plan for the facility.\n(b) The Administrator will not grant a variance if the remote facility is operating under a UR plan waiver that the Secretary has granted or is considering under §§ 456.505 through 456.508.","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":"e9ddfc88b057f00da0f5b93b39c9cec47e430541c2da2f68fe6c2ee7fb2607b1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-456.520","next":"us/42-cfr-456.522"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}