2006 Code of Virginia § 32.1-330 - Preadmission screening required

32.1-330. Preadmission screening required.

All individuals who will be eligible for community or institutional long-termcare services as defined in the state plan for medical assistance shall beevaluated to determine their need for nursing facility services as defined inthat plan. The Department shall require a preadmission screening of allindividuals who, at the time of application for admission to a certifiednursing facility as defined in 32.1-123, are eligible for medicalassistance or will become eligible within six months following admission. Forcommunity-based screening, the screening team shall consist of a nurse,social worker and physician who are employees of the Department of Health orthe local department of social services or a team of licensed physicians,nurses, and social workers at the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center (WWRC)for WWRC clients only. For institutional screening, the Department shallcontract with acute care hospitals.

(1984, c. 781; 1990, c. 716; 2003, c. 480.)