2015 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 56. Poor Persons
§56-198.17. Nursing home prescreening process - Rules.

A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, in cooperation with community stakeholders, shall develop a prescreening process to be utilized prior to an individual being admitted to a nursing facility or within twenty (20) days of admission to such a facility. The purpose of the screening process shall be to ensure that individuals who wish to avoid placement in a nursing facility have access to supports necessary to remain in the community. The prescreening process shall include, but not be limited to, the use of the following tools:

1. Resident Assessment Instrument – Minimum Data Set (RAI-MDS), as designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;

2. Universal Comprehensive Assessment Tool (UCAT);

3. Preadmission Screening and Annual Resident Review (PASARR);

4. Inventory for Client and Agency Planning (ICAP); and

5. Uniform Case Assessment Protocol (UCAP).

B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the prescreening process developed pursuant to this section, provided funding is made available to implement the process.

Added by Laws 2007, c. 270, § 2, emerg. eff. June 4, 2007.