---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 431.151"
title: "42"
number: "431.151"
heading: "Scope and applicability."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/431.151"
---

# §431.151. Scope and applicability.

- (a) **General rules.** This subpart sets forth the appeals procedures that a State must make available as follows:
  - (1) To a nursing facility (NF) that is dissatisfied with a State's finding of noncompliance that has resulted in one of the following adverse actions:
    - (i) **Denial or termination of its provider agreement.**
    - (ii) **Imposition of a civil money penalty or other alternative remedy.**
  - (2) To an intermediate care facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) that is dissatisfied with a State's finding of noncompliance that has resulted in the denial, termination, or nonrenewal of its provider agreement.
  - (3) To an NF or ICF/IID that is dissatisfied with a determination as to the effective date of its provider agreement.
- (b) **Special rules.** This subpart also sets forth the special rules that apply in particular circumstances, the limitations on the grounds for appeal, and the scope of review during a hearing.

## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 32348, June 24, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 43935, Aug. 18, 1997]

### Source

Source: 44 FR 9753, Feb. 15, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 45188, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[61 FR 32348, June 24, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 43935, Aug. 18, 1997]