| |  | This is a federally mandated program designed to identify, assess and determine an appropriate plan of care for those individuals with a diagnosis of mental illness and/or mental retardation seeking nursing home placement. Clients already in nursing homes are subject to resident review if they have a diagnosis of mental illness and/or mental retardation and experience a significant change that would impact their need for nursing home placement and/or specialized services. - An assessment is completed by a nurse and/or social worker.
- A psychiatric consultation is completed for those individuals with mental illness.
- A psychological evaluation is completed for those individuals with mental retardation.
- Final determination to address the need for nursing home and/or specialized services is made
by the Mental Hygiene Administration and/or the Developmental Disability Administration.
| Pre Admission Screening (PAS) | Those Baltimore County residents seeking nursing home with a diagnosis of mental illness and/or mental retardation. | | Resident Review (RR) | | Those residents in a Baltimore County nursing home with a diagnosis of mental illness and/or mental retardation who experience a significant change that would impact their need for nursing home and/or specialized services. | | These programs are available at NO cost to eligible individuals, Baltimore County is reimbursed by the State of Maryland to perform these assessments. |
Bureau of Long Term Care
Adult Evaluation & Review Services (AERS)
Drumcastle Government Center
6401 York Road, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21212 | Hours: | 8:30 a.m. TO 4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday | E-mail: | longtermcare@baltimorecountymd.gov | Phone: | 410-887-2754 | Fax: | 410-887-4820 | | TTY Users call through Maryland Relay 1-800-735-2258 |
Revised June 3, 2008 |
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