42 CFR 456.371 - Exploration of alternative services.

Regulations last checked for updates: Jun 20, 2026

Title 42 - Public Health last revised: Jun 16, 2026

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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.

authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302.

source: 43 FR 45266, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 42 CFR 456.371