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 H—Utilization Review Plans: FFP, Waivers, and Variances for Hospitals and Mental Hospitals (§456.500 to §456.525) > 456.500—Purpose.

456.500—Purpose.

For hospitals and mental hospitals, this subpart—
(a) Prescribes conditions for the availability of FFP relating to UR plans;
(b) Prescribes conditions for granting a waiver of UR plan requirements; and
(c) Prescribes conditions for granting a variance in UR plan requirements for remote facilities.
[43 FR 45266, Sept. 29, 1978, as amended at 61 FR 38399, July 24, 1996]