Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)

Many people with mental illness and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities can safely live in a community setting while receiving the support services they need. Preadmission Screening and Resident Review is a process that helps ensure people who need these supports are only placed in a nursing facility when appropriate.

What is PASRR?

PASRR is a federally mandated program that requires all states to prescreen all people, regardless of payer source or age, seeking admission to a Medicaid-certified nursing facility. PASRR has three goals:

  1. To identify people, including adults and children, with mental illness and/or IDD.
  2. To ensure appropriate placement, whether in the community or the nursing facility.
  3. To ensure people receive the required services for mental illness and/or IDD.

To learn more about the PASRR process, choose the option that best describes who you are:

People & Their Families

Explore opportunities to live in the least restrictive settings.

Hospital Discharge Planners & Referring Entities

Help patients transition from hospitals and acute-care facilities to the community.

Nursing Facilities

Provide meaningful care to people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and related conditions.

LIDDAs

Identify people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and related conditions and help ensure they are receiving services and quality care.

LMHAs/LBHAs

Plan, coordinate, supervise and ensure the provision of mental health services to people with mental illness, ensuring they have access to services.

PASRR Specialized Service Providers

Help provide habilitative specialized care to people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and related conditions living in nursing facilities.