[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 42, Volume 3] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 42CFR447.252] [Page 299] TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--(Continued) PART 447--PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES--Table of Contents Subpart C--Payment for Inpatient Hospital and Long-Term Care Facility Services Sec. 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 Sec. 430.10 of this chapter. (c) If the agency chooses to apply the cost limits established under Medicare (see Sec. 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]