Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1395 Code of Federal Regulations 42 C.F.R. § 405.1803 42 C.F.R. § 405.1875 42 C.F.R. § 413.02 42 C.F.R. § 413.40(e)(1) Supreme Court 467 U.S. 837, 843 514 U.S. 87, 99 Circuit Courts 792 F.2d 715, 719 52 F.3d 213, 218 81 F.3d 743, 748 231 F.3d 1094, 1096 236 F.3d 422, 425 251 F.3d 1141, 1147 350 F.3d 726, 728 458 F.3d 768, 778 495 F.3d 894, 900