42 CFR § 456.371 - Exploration of alternative services.

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title: "42 CFR § 456.371 - Exploration of alternative services."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "456.371"
section_name: "Exploration of alternative services."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_name: "UTILIZATION CONTROL"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
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# 456.371 Exploration of alternative services.

If the comprehensive evaluation recommends ICF services for an applicant or beneficiary whose needs could be met by alternative services that are currently unavailable, the facility must enter this fact in the beneficiary's record and begin to look for alternative services.