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HB 702 Uniform assessments; qualified assessors.

Introduced by: Christopher T. Head | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Uniform assessments; qualified assessors. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services to enter into contracts with public and private entities to conduct community-based and institutional screenings in jurisdictions in which the screening team has been unable to complete screenings within 30 days of an individual's application. The bill also provides that every individual who requests a screening for the purpose of enrollment in a PACE plan shall be eligible for such screening, regardless of whether the individual is eligible under the state plan for medical assistance. The bill requires the Board of Medical Assistance Services to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill within 280 days of its enactment.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Uniform assessments; qualified assessors. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services to enter into contracts with public and private entities to conduct community-based and institutional screenings in addition to or in lieu of required preadmission screenings for individuals who are eligible for community-based or institutional long-term care services under the state plan for medical assistance and provides that every individual who requests a screening for the purpose of enrollment in a PACE plan shall be eligible for such screening, regardless of whether the individual is eligible under the state plan for medical assistance. The bill requires the Board of Medical Assistance Services to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill within 280 days of its enactment.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Uniform assessments; qualified assessors. Allows private entities that have entered into contracts with local departments of social services and local health departments to perform uniform assessments for enrollment in pre-PACE and PACE programs and admission to assisted living facilities.