§456.170. Medical, psychiatric, and social evaluations.
42 C.F.R. § 456.170
Before admission to a mental hospital or before authorization for payment, the attending physician or staff physician must make a medical evaluation of each applicant's or beneficiary's need for care in the hospital; and appropriate professional personnel must make a psychiatric and social evaluation.
Each medical evaluation must include—
Diagnoses;
Summary of present medical findings;
Medical history;
Mental and physical functional capacity;
Prognoses; and
A recommendation by a physician concerning—
Admission to the mental hospital; or
Continued care in the mental hospital for individuals who apply for Medicaid while in the mental hospital.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302.
Source
Source: 43 FR 45266, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted.