CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (parts 430 to 456) > PART 456—UTILIZATION CONTROL > SUBPART D—Utilization Control: Mental Hospitals (§456.150 to §456.245) > 456.243—Content of medical care evaluation studies.

456.243—Content of medical care evaluation studies.

Each medical care evaluation study must—
(a) Identify and analyze medical or administrative factors related to the mental hospital's patient care;
(b) Include analysis of at least the following:
(1) Admissions.
(2) Durations of stay.
(3) Ancillary services furnished, including drugs and biologicals.
(4) Professional services performed in the hospital; and
(c) If indicated, contain recommendations for change beneficial to patients, staff, the hospital, and the community.