42 CFR § 447.252 - State plan requirements.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s447.252"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 447.252 - State plan requirements."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "447.252"
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "447"
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# 447.252 State plan requirements.
(a) The plan must provide that the requirements of this subpart are met.
(b) The plan must specify comprehensively the methods and standards used by the agency to set payment rates in a manner consistent with § 430.10 of this chapter.
(c) If the agency chooses to apply the cost limits established under Medicare (see § 413.30 of this chapter) on an individual provider basis, the plan must specify this requirement.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0938-0193)
[48 FR 56058, Dec. 19, 1983, as amended at 51 FR 34833, Sept. 30, 1986]