---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 456.50"
title: "42"
number: "456.50"
heading: "Scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/456.50"
---

# §456.50. Scope.


This subpart prescribes requirements for control of utilization of inpatient hospital services, including requirements concerning—

- (a) Certification of need for care;
- (b) Plan of care; and
- (c) **Utilization review plans.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302.

### Source

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