Pre-Admission ​Screening and Resident Review

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Clinical Assurance and Administrative Support Division, PASRR Section is responsible for:

• Preventing individuals with mental illness (MI), developmental disability (DD), intellectual disability (ID) or related conditions (RC) from being inappropriately placed in nursing homes for long term care;
• Ensuring Medicaid nursing facility (NF) individuals with MI, DD/ID or RC receive specialized services and
• Ensuring that these individuals have the opportunity to live in the least restrictive setting that best meets their needs.

The PASRR process consists of the Level I Screening, Level II MI Evaluation, and Determination. The Level I Screening is a tool used to identify individuals that are diagnosed or suspected of having MI or ID/DD/RC. A Level II MI Evaluation will be performed by a third party contractor if the Level I Screening triggers positive for MI. Based on the Level II MI Evaluation, DHCS will issue a Determination including treatment and placement recommendations for the individual.

Training and Documents

Upcoming teleconference training sessions

For a complete schedule of training sessions, visit the PASRR Training webpage.
The schedule reflects the upcoming teleconference training sessions conducted by the PASRR team of DHCS. No registration is required. Select the day and time you are available to participate and call in by phone and enter the participant code when prompted. Please download/print all training materials prior to the training.

Please note: We highly advise that one phone line be utilized per facility during the call to minimize disruption during training.
Call in Number: 1-866-864-3239
Participant Code: 5150761

Training materials

1. Level I Screening Guide (PDF) updated 9/14/18
2. PASRR Facility Training (PDF) updated 5/24/19
• PASRR Training Attachments (PDF) updated 9/14/18

For Service Requests

• Email: ITServiceDesk@dhcs.ca.gov
• Phone: 1 (800) 579-0874 or 1 (916) 440-7000
 

Support is available Monday through Friday from 7:00am – 5:00pm. Requests will not be processed after business hours, weekends, or state holidays.

To Contact the TAR Office

For general questions on TAR submissions, please call 1 (800) 541-5555.