42 CFR § 488.300 - Statutory basis.

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title: "42 CFR § 488.300 - Statutory basis."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "488.300"
section_name: "Statutory basis."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION"
part_number: "488"
part_name: "SURVEY, CERTIFICATION, AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C 1302 and 1395hh."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 22859, June 17, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 488.300 Statutory basis.

Sections 1819 and 1919 of the Act establish requirements for surveying SNFs and NFs to determine whether they meet the requirements for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.