42 CFR § 431.703 - Licensing requirement.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s431.703"
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title: "42 CFR § 431.703 - Licensing requirement."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "431.703"
section_name: "Licensing requirement."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "431"
part_name: "STATE ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 45188, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "431"
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# 431.703 Licensing requirement.

The State licensing program must provide that only nursing homes supervised by an administrator licensed in accordance with the requirements of this subpart may operate in the State.