ASAP PASRR Trainings May/June 2025
PASRR Review Training for ASAPs May 2025 PASRR Review Training for ASAPs June 2025
MassHealth Family Assistance Clinical Assessment & Eligibility (CAE) Screenings Business Rule
Effective November 1, 2021, MassHealth updated policy guidance to expand coverage for members who are eligible for Family Assistance. MassHealth members covered by Family Assistance who require a nursing facility stay have a pathway to be eligible for both a short-term stay and/or long-term care. Additionally, MassHealth members covered by Family Assistance may also be […]
Tracking Short-Term Reviews in Aging & Disability (A&D)
Business Rule: Tracking Short-Term Reviews in Aging & Disability 8.23.23 User Guide: Short Term Review Tracking 9.12.23
CSSM to CTLP Transition
CSSM to CTLP ASAP Network Meeting 5.4.2023 CTLP ASAP Minimum Skill Set Qualifications April 2023
Program Mananger/Nurse Manager Meeting – 1/31/19
Download PM-NM Meeting 1.31.19 FINAL Download 01.31.09 ASAP Managers Honoring Choices pptx
Clinical Assessment and Eligibility Program: Best Practices Guide and Appendix
The information contained within the guide is the be used by professionals working within the ASAP and is to serve as a guide and reference only. The information contained within the guide is only current as of November 2014. The most current regulations, program instructions, and information memorandums should be adhered to at all times Click […]
Requirements for Comprehensive Screening and Service Model Activities (CSSM)
The purpose of this Program Instruction is to issue requirements for Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the performance of Comprhensive Screening and Services Model (CSSM) program related activities. This Program Instruction requires all ASAPs to adopt a specified management and staffing model and protocols to perform CSSM-related activities.
Review of Pre-Admission Screen & Record Review – PASRR Requirements prior to Authorization of MAssHealth Pmt. of NF Services
The purpose of this Program Instruction is to clearly delineate the practice for PASRR documentation review by ASAP Clinical Assessment Eligability (CAE) staff when approving pre-admission and post admission assessments in NF. This is being presented in order to improve NF compliance with PASRR to prevent inappropriate NF admissions for those indivduals with a diagnosis […]
Retrospective Cinical Eligibility Determinations for Discharged & Deceased MassHealth Members
The Executive Office of Elder Affairs is issuing this Program Instruction (PI) to modify requirements for clinical eligability determinations for authorization of MassHealth payment of nursing facility services. This PI modifies instructions contained in PI-09-02. All other requirements of PI-09-02 not referenced in this PI remain in effect. For full details please click on the […]
Conditions for Certain Nursing Facility Approvals
The Executive Office of Elder Affairs is issuing this Program Instruction (PI) to clarify requirements regarding the ASAP's role in performing clinical eligability determinations for authorization of MassHealth payment for nursing facility services. This PI modifies instructions previously issued in PI-07-18 and the ASAP RFR section 9.4.1.5.b. Please click on the link below for full […]