Section 455IAC1-1-4. PAS process

   (a) The PAS process shall be completed for each individual who has agreed to participate in the PAS program.

  (b) The PAS process shall consist of the following:

(1) A complete PAS assessment, including the following:

(A) The applicant's medical condition and related service needs.

(B) The applicant's psychosocial status and related service needs.

(C) The applicant's degree of functional impairment and related service needs.

(D) The availability of community services (formal and informal) that are sufficient and appropriate to meet the identified service needs outside of, as opposed to within, a health facility.

(2) A screening team recommendation, based upon the complete assessment, as to the appropriateness of health facility placement.

(3) A final determination by the office, based upon the screening team recommendation, as to the appropriateness of health facility placement.

  (c) The PAS process must be completed prior to admission to a health facility, within twenty-five (25) days from the effective date of the PAS application, except in situations involving designee authorization for temporary admission to a health facility. However, for a nonresident, the PAS process must be completed and the findings reported within ten (10) days. (Division of Aging; 455 IAC 1-1-4; filed Jul 25, 1985, 3:39 p.m.: 8 IR 1985; filed Aug 7, 1995, 10:00 a.m.: 18 IR 3387; readopted filed Nov 14, 2001, 4:45 p.m.: 25 IR 1271; readopted filed Nov 30, 2007, 4:47 p.m.: 20071226-IR-460070733RFA; readopted filed Nov 15, 2013, 3:22 p.m.: 20131211-IR-455130453RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Department on Aging and Community Services (450 IAC 1-1-4) to the Division of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (460 IAC 1-1-4) by P.L.41-1987, SECTION 23, effective July 1, 1987. NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (460 IAC 1-1-4) to the Division of Aging (455 IAC 1-1-4) by P.L.153-2011, SECTION 21, effective July 1, 2011.