N.J. Admin. Code § 10:54-7.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 10:54-7.2 - Pre-admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR); Level I

(a) PASRR Level I Identification Screens shall be required for individuals diagnosed as mentally ill, mentally retarded or with related conditions.

(b) An individual is considered to have a mental illness if he or she has a "serious mental illness such as: schizophrenia; mood disorder; paranoia; panic or other severe anxiety disorder;" listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), incorporated by reference herein, as amended and supplemented, which leads to a chronic disability and which meet the PASRR requirements on Diagnosis, Level of Impairment and Duration of Illness found in the PASRR Identification Criteria for Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and MR at N.J.A.C. 10:54-7.3.

1. An individual is considered to have dementia if he or she has a primary diagnosis of dementia, as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Latest Edition).

(c) An individual is considered to have mental retardation if he or she has a level of retardation (mild, moderate, severe or profound) described in the "American Association on Mental Deficiency's, Manual on Classification in Mental Retardation (1983)" or a related condition as defined by and pursuant to Section 1905(d) of the Social Security Act (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987-- P.L. 100-203); 42 U.S.C. § 1396(d). An individual with a diagnosis of MR or a related condition, as described in (d) below, and a diagnosis of dementia, shall receive a PASRR Level II Screen.

(d) "Persons with related conditions" means individuals who have severe, chronic disability that:

1. Is attributable to cerebral palsy or epilepsy; or any other condition (other than mental illness) found to be closely related to mental retardation (developmentally disabled) because this condition (the mental and/or physical impairment) results in impairment of general intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior similar to that of mentally retarded persons, and requires treatment or services similar to those required for these persons;

2. Is manifested before the person reaches the age 22 years;

3. Is likely to continue indefinitely; and

4. Results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity:

i. Self-care;

ii. Understanding and use of language;

iii. Learning;

iv. Mobility;

v. Self-direction;

vi. Capacity for independent living; and,

vii. Economic self-sufficiency.

(e) All forms required for PASRR evaluations may be downloaded free of charge at: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmhs/home/forms.html.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:54-7.2

Amended by R.2012 d.124, effective 7/2/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1477(a), 44 N.J.R. 1884(a).
Section was "Pre-admission Screening and Annual Resident Review (PASARR); Level I". Substituted "PASRR" for "PASARR" throughout; in the introductory paragraph of (b), substituted "Fourth" for "Third" and "(DSM-IV), incorporated by reference herein, as amended and supplemented" for "revised in 1987 (DSM-III-R)"; in (c), inserted "§ "; and added (e).