Preadmission screening and resident review (PASRR) determination and appeal rights.
(1) The resident has the right to choose to remain in the nursing facility and receive specialized services if:
(a) He or she has continuously resided in a nursing facility since October 1, 1987; and
(b) The department determined, in 1990, that the resident required specialized services for a serious mental illness or developmental disability but did not require nursing facility services.
(2) A nursing facility resident who has been adversely impacted by a PASRR determination may appeal the department's determination that the individual is:
(b) Not in need of specialized services as defined under WAC
388-97-1910; or
(c) In need of specialized services as defined under WAC
388-97-1910.
(3) The nursing facility must assist a resident, as needed, in requesting a hearing to appeal the department's PASRR determination.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters
18.51 and
74.42 RCW and 42 C.F.R. § 483.100-138. WSR 15-18-026, § 388-97-2000, filed 8/25/15, effective 9/25/15. Statutory Authority: Chapters
18.51 and
74.42 RCW and 42 C.F.R. 489.52. WSR 08-20-062, § 388-97-2000, filed 9/24/08, effective 11/1/08.]