N.M. Admin. Code § 8.371.9.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 8.371.9.7 - DEFINITIONS

A."Discharge" means the termination of services for a person previously admitted into an ICF/MR and the discharging facility ceases to be legally responsible for the care of the person.

B."Eligible central registry person" means a person who has requested admission to an ICF/ MR, or discharge from an ICF/MR and transfer to a community-based HCA funded program, and who is determined by the HCA to meet preadmission screening criteria for ICF/ MR and home/community-based developmental disabilities services.

C."ICF/MR" means an intermediate care facility that provides food, shelter, health or rehabilitative and active treatment for persons with mental retardation or related conditions, and that has a current license issued by the HCA.

D."New admission" means a person requesting an ICF/ MR admission for the first time and does not otherwise qualify as a re-admission. New admissions are subject to pre-admission screening.

E."NMSA" means the New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 compilation and all the revisions and compilations thereof.

F."Pre-admission screening" means the evaluation process of the health care authority to determine a person's choice between ICF/MR and community based services, and whether the person has a developmental disability as described in the American association on mental retardation's manual on classification in mental retardation (1996), or a related condition as defined by 42 CFR 435.1009.

G."Readmission" means a person re-admitted to an ICF/ MR from another type of institution to which they were transferred for the purpose of receiving acute, psychiatric care or rehabilitation following a temporary, acute care episode. A readmission is not subject to pre-admission screening.

H."Transfer" means movement of an individual from one ICF/MR to another ICF/MR, with or without an intervening hospital stay. A transfer is not subject to preadmission screening.

I."State medicaid agency" means the health care authority.

J."Central registry" means a registry of persons who are requesting or receiving services established by the HCA in accordance with Section 28-16A-15 NMSA 1978.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.371.9.7

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, June 25, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024