PASRR

The PASRR assessment is completed before a person moves into a nursing home. It's an evaluation with

questions designed to see if a person has a serious mental illness or developmental disability to ensure

the facility can address their needs.

PASRR

PASRR regulations require that all individuals seeking admission to a Medicaid-certified nursing facility

be assessed for serious mental illness and/or a developmental disability.

Purpose:

The purpose of PASRR is to ensure that individuals seeking admission to a Medicaid-certified nursing

facility and residents with serious mental illness or developmental disability are identified,

appropriately placed in the least restrictive setting, and admitted or allowed to stay in a nursing

facility only if they can be appropriately and adequately served in that setting.

RULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE DEC. 30, 2019

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM), the Ohio Department of Developmental Disability (DODD)

and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) conducted three (3)

webinars in December to focus on the Pre-admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) rule

changes.

These changes were made as a result of the five-year rule review process, as well as to align state and

federal regulations. A few of the changes include terminology changes, definition changes, and

removing redundant language. Facilities will also be required to submit all level changes via the

Healthcare Electronic Notification System (HENS).

The Mental Health rule governing PASRR can be found in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC), under 5122-

21-03. Two significant changes were made to this rule.