Personal contact with and observation of beneficiaries and review of records.

  1. Law
  2. CFR 42
  3. Public Health
  4. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
  5. Medical Assistance Programs
  6. Utilization Control
  7. Inspections of Care in Intermediate Care Facilities and Institutions for Mental Diseases
  8. Personal contact with and observation of beneficiaries and review of records.

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§ 456.608 Personal contact with and observation of beneficiaries and review of records.

(a) For beneficiaries under age 21 in psychiatric facilities and beneficiaries in ICFs, other than those described in paragraph (b) of this section, the team's inspection must include -

(1) Personal contact with and observation of each beneficiary; and

(2) Review of each beneficiary's medical record.

(b) For beneficiaries age 65 or older in IMDs, the team's inspection must include -

(1) Review of each beneficiary's medical record; and

(2) If the record does not contain complete reports of periodic assessments required by § 441.102 of this subchapter or, if such reports are inadequate, personal contact with and observation of each beneficiary

[43 FR 45266, Sept. 29, 1978, as amended at 44 FR 17940, Mar. 23, 1979; 61 FR 38399, July 24, 1996]


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