Purpose


The purpose of new Rule 59G-1.040 is to specify Florida Medicaid’s process required for Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR). The PASRR is a federally mandated process to help ensure individuals in need of long-term care services reside in the most appropriate and least restrictive setting possible, are not inappropriately placed in nursing homes, and receive the services they need in that setting. The PASRR process is required for all applicants to Medicaid-certified nursing facilities, which include children under age 21 years, regardless of payor. The rule also ensures that every applicant receives a PASRR Level II evaluation and determination if indicated in the PASRR Level I. This rule supersedes the PASRR process and forms currently in the Florida Medicaid Nursing Facility Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, incorporated by reference in Rule 59G-4.200, Florida Administrative Code.