42 CFR § 447.201 - State plan requirements.

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title: "42 CFR § 447.201 - State plan requirements."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "447.201"
section_name: "State plan requirements."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "447"
part_name: "PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302, and 1396r-8, and Pub. L. 111-148."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 45253, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 447.201 State plan requirements.

(a) A State plan must provide that the requirements in this subpart are met.

(b) The plan must describe the policy and the methods to be used in setting payment rates for each type of service included in the State's Medicaid program.