10A N.C. Admin. Code 22H.0301

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 22H .0301 - DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall apply throughout this Section:

(1) "Division" means the North Carolina Division of Health Benefits, Department of Health and Human Services.

(2) "Hearing Officer" means the person designated by the Chief Hearing Officer of the Division's Hearing Unit to preside over hearings regarding Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) determinations.

(3) "Hearing Unit" means the Chief Hearing Officer and his or her staff in the Division of Health Benefits, Department of Health and Human Services.

(4) "Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Notice of Determination" means the form developed by the Division, containing the elements described at 42 C.F.R. 483.130(k), which is adopted and incorporated by reference with subsequent changes or amendments and available free of charge at https://www.ecfr.gov/.

(5) "Request for Hearing" means a written request on a Hearing Request Form by the evaluated individual or family member or legal representative of the evaluated individual, that the evaluated individual wants to appeal the (PASRR) determination.

(6) The "Hearing Request Form" means the form developed by the Division containing:

(a) the individual's name;

(b) the facility name, if the individual is residing in a facility;

(c) the requestor's preference for a telephone hearing or in-person hearing in Raleigh, North Carolina; and

(d) the requestor's name, address, telephone number, and signature.

(7) The "North Carolina PASRR II Screening Form" means both the North Carolina PASRR-MI Psychiatric Screening form and the North Carolina Dual Psychiatric and Intellectual Developmental Disabilities/Related Conditions PASRR II Screening Data form developed by the Division, containing the elements described at 42 C.F.R. 483.128(i)-(j), which is adopted and incorporated by reference with subsequent changes or amendments and available free of charge at https://www.ecfr.gov/.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 22H .0301

Authority G.S. 108A-25(b); 42 U.S.C.S. 1395i-3(e)(3), (f)(3); 1396r(e)(3), (e)(7)(F), (f)(3); 42 C.F.R. 483.5; 42 C.F.R. Part 483, Subparts C and E; 42 C.F.R. 483.128; 42 C.F.R. 483.130;
Eff. October 1, 1994;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 22, 2015;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2018;
Amended Eff. March 1, 2020.

Authority G.S. 108A-25(b); 42 U.S.C.S. 1395i - 3(e)(3), (f) ( 3); 1396r(e)(3), (e)(7)(F), (f)(3); 42 C.F.R. 483.5; 42 C.F.R. 483.12; 42 C.F.R. 483.200; 42 C.F.R. 483.204; 42 C.F.R. 483.206;
Eff. October 1, 1994.

Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 33, Issue 03, August 01, 2018 effective 7/1/2018.