42 CFR § 431.706 - Composition of licensing board.

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title: "42 CFR § 431.706 - Composition of licensing board."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "431.706"
section_name: "Composition of licensing board."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "431"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
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# 431.706 Composition of licensing board.

(a) The board must be composed of persons representing professions and institutions concerned with the care and treatment of chronically ill or infirm elderly patients. However—

(1) A majority of the board members may not be representative of a single profession or category of institution; and

(2) Members not representative of institutions may not have a direct financial interest in any nursing home.

(b) For purposes of this section, nursing home administrators are considered representatives of institutions.