[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR441.103]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 441_SERVICES: REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC 

 

 Subpart C_Medicaid for Individuals Age 65 or Over in Institutions for 

                             Mental Diseases

 

Sec.  441.103  Alternate plans of care.



    (a) The agency must develop alternate plans of care for each 

recipient age 65 or older who would otherwise need care in an 

institution for mental diseases.

    (b) These alternate plans of care must--

    (1) Make maximum use of available resources to meet the recipient's 

medical, social, and financial needs; and

    (2) In Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, make available 

appropriate social services authorized under sections 3(a)(4) (i) and 

(ii) or 1603(a)(4)(A) (i) and (ii) of the Act.