March 10, 2020

Webinar Description This presentation will identify key changes to Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) requirements being proposed in the recently-released Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. PASRR is a statutory requirement that states screen all applicants to and residents of Medicaid-certified nursing homes for mental illness and intellectual disability and, when possible, divert or transition these individuals to community placements. The presentation will provide a basic overview of PASRR”s statutory requirements and highlight proposed regulatory changes that support community integration. *Slides from this presentation will be available below for download. 

Takeaways 

This webinar will cover: The major statutory PASRR requirements 

Overview of proposed changes in the NPRM: 

• Definitions of mental illness and intellectual disability

• Preadmission Screening requirements 

• Resident Review requirements 

• Specialized services and FFP 

• The distinction between PASRR evaluations and NF level of care 

• The identification and evaluation (Level I and Level II) process 

• Annual reporting 

• Implications for HCBS programs

• Implications for Survey & Certification

Speaker Information 

Anne Blackfield of CMS and Ed Kako from PTAC will be presenters for this webinar https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/20/2020-03081/medicaid-program-preadmission-screening-and-resident-review