---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 431.210"
title: "42"
number: "431.210"
heading: "Content of notice."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/431.210"
---

# §431.210. Content of notice.


A notice required under § [431.206 (c)(2)](/cfr/42/431.206.md?p=c-2), [(c)(3)](/cfr/42/431.206.md?p=c-3), or [(c)(4)](/cfr/42/431.206.md?p=c-4) of this subpart must contain—

- (a) A statement of what action the agency, skilled nursing facility, or nursing facility intends to take and the effective date of such action;
- (b) A clear statement of the specific reasons supporting the intended action;
- (c) The specific regulations that support, or the change in Federal or State law that requires, the action;
- (d) **An explanation of—**
  - (1) The individual's right to request a local evidentiary hearing if one is available, or a State agency hearing; or
  - (2) In cases of an action based on a change in law, the circumstances under which a hearing will be granted; and
- (e) **An explanation of the circumstances under which Medicaid is continued if a hearing is requested.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[44 FR 17932, Mar. 29, 1979, as amended at 57 FR 56505, Nov. 30, 1992; 81 FR 86448, Nov. 30, 2016]

### Source

Source: 44 FR 17932, Mar. 29, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302.

### Source

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

### Amendments

[44 FR 17932, Mar. 29, 1979, as amended at 57 FR 56505, Nov. 30, 1992; 81 FR 86448, Nov. 30, 2016]