---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 456.206"
title: "42"
number: "456.206"
heading: "Organization and composition of UR committee; disqualification from UR committee membership."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/456.206"
---

# §456.206. Organization and composition of UR committee; disqualification from UR committee membership.

- (a) For the purpose of this subpart, “UR committee” includes any group organized under paragraphs [(b)](#b) and [(c)](#c) of this section.
- (b) The UR committee must be composed of two or more physicians, one of whom is knowledgeable in the diagnosis and treatment of mental diseases, and assisted by other professional personnel.
- (c) The UR committee must be constituted as—
  - (1) A committee of the mental hospital staff;
  - (2) A group outside the mental hospital staff, established by the local medical or osteopathic society and at least some of the hospitals and SNFs in the locality; or
  - (3) A group capable of performing utilization review, established and organized in a manner approved by the Secretary.
- (d) The UR committee may not include any individual who—
  - (1) Is directly responsible for the care of patients whose care is being reviewed; or
  - (2) **Has a financial interest in any mental hospital.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 45266, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted.