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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 42 - Public Health |
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Chapter IV - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services |
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SubChapter C - Medical Assistance Programs |
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Part 456 - Utilization Control |
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Subpart D - Utilization Control: Mental Hospitals |
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Certification of Need for Care |
§ 456.160 - Certification and recertification of need for inpatient care.
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§ 456.160 Certification and recertification of need for inpatient care.
(a) Certification.
(1) A physician must certify for each applicant or beneficiary that inpatient services in a mental hospital are or were needed.
(2) The certification must be made at the time of admission or, if an individual applies for assistance while in a mental hospital, before the Medicaid agency authorizes payment.
(b) Recertification.
(1) A physician, or physician assistant or nurse practitioner (as defined in § 491.2 of this chapter) acting within the scope of practice as defined by State law and under the supervision of a physician, must recertify for each applicant or beneficiary that inpatient services in a mental hospital are needed.
(2) Recertification must be made at least every 60 days after certification.
[46 FR 48561, Oct. 1, 1981]