Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part III - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL
Chapter 1181 - NURSING FACILITY CARE
Subchapter D - NURSING HOME REFORM-STATEMENT OF POLICY
PREADMISSION SCREENING PROGRAM
Section 1181.543 - Agencies that manage the evaluation process
Universal Citation: 55 PA Code ยง 1181.543
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Preadmission screening process. For an individual subject to the preadmission screening process, relevant determinations shall be made by the State mental health, mental retardation and developmental disability authority. In this Commonwealth, the Department is that authority. The authority is required to make a determination of whether the referred individual requires nursing facility services and, if the individual does, whether the individual requires active treatment. The Department will notify the designated evaluation agency and each individual involved of its determination using Form PA-PASARR-YN.
(b) Determination by Department. The Department is required to base its determination on an independent physical and mental evaluation performed by a person or entity other than the Department. The Department will therefore not perform the evaluations itself, but will utilize evaluations performed by the Department of Aging through its LAMP sites and other authorized agents. The Department of Aging will utilize Form PA-PASARR-EV as the protocol for the evaluations.
(c) LAMP site counties.
(1)
General. The Department,
in cooperation with the Department of Aging, is already conducting preadmission
screening with respect to persons eligible for MA in counties which have LAMP
sites. LAMP assesses the need for nursing facility services in light of the
condition of the individual involved in the assessment and of the alternatives
available for the care of that individual outside of a nursing facility in the
individual's community. LAMP will continue to be available for the assessment
of individuals eligible for MA. In designated counties, LAMP will be the agency
to which providers will refer applicants for admission to the nursing facility
who have been determined to require further determination after the
administration of Form PA-PASARR-ID.
(2)
Definition. The term
"LAMP site" refers to a site doing both LAMP and OBRA assessments and providing
alternative community services.
(3)
Counties. The counties where OBRA evaluations will be done by
LAMP sites and the addresses and telephone numbers of the sites are:
| County | AAA Information |
| Allegheny | Allegheny County Department of Aging 416 County Office Building Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 (412) 355-4305 |
| Erie | Greater Erie Community Action Committee Erie County Area Agency on Aging 18 West Ninth Street Erie, Pennsylvania 16501 (814) 459-4581 |
| Luzerne and Wyoming | Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Bureau for Aging 111 North Pennsylvania Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18701 (717) 822-1158 |
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia Corporation for Aging 111 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 (215) 496-0520 |
| Schuylkill | Schuylkill County Area Agency on Aging 13-15 North Centre Street Pottsville, Pennsylvania 17901 (717) 622-3103 |
| Westmoreland | Westmoreland County Office on Aging 2482 South Grande Boulevard Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601 (412) 836-1111 |
| York | York County Area Agency on Aging 141 West Market Street York, Pennsylvania 17401 (717) 771-9610 |
(d) Preadmission site.
(1)
Definition. The term
"preadmission site" refers to an AAA which is doing preadmission assessments
for MA applicants and persons identified through the OBRA screening process,
which are "LAMP Lite," "Diet LAMP" or "modified LAMP" sites.
(2)
Counties. The counties
where the assessment portion of the LAMP program, as well as OBRA evaluations,
will be done by preadmission sites and the addresses and telephone numbers of
the sites are:
| County | AAA Information |
| Berks | Berks County Area Agency on Aging 15 South Eighth Street Reading, Pennsylvania 19602-1105 (215) 378-8808 |
| Blair | Blair Senior Services, Inc. 1404 Eleventh Avenue Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601 (814) 946-1235 |
| Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Tioga | Area Agency on Aging for Tioga/ Bradford/Susquehanna/Sullivan Counties 701 Main Street Towanda, Pennsylvania 18848 (717) 265-6121 or 1 (800) 982-4346 |
| Cambria | Cambria County AAA Post Office Box 88 Ebensburg, Pennsylvania 15931 (814) 472-5580 |
| Clearfield | Clearfield County Area Agency on Aging 211 Ogden Avenue Post Office Box 550 Clearfield, Pennsylvania 16830 (814) 765-2696 |
| Clinton and Lycoming | Lycoming/Clinton Bi-County Office of Aging Post Office Box 770 352 Water Street Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745 (717) 748-8665 |
| Cumberland | Cumberland County Office on Aging Room 111-R, East Wing Cumberland County Courthouse Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 (717) 240-6110 |
| Fayette, Greene and Washington | Southwestern PA AAA, Inc. Eastgate 8 Monessen, Pennsylvania 15062 (412) 684-9000 |
| Indiana | Aging Services, Inc. of Indiana County 201 Airport Professional Center Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701 (412) 349-4500 |
| Jefferson | Jefferson County Area Agency on Aging Jefferson County Services Center R. D. 5 Brookville, Pennsylvania 15825 (814) 849-3096 |
| Juniata and Mifflin | Mifflin/Juniata AAA, Inc. Post Office Box 750 Lewistown, Pennsylvania 17044 (717) 242-0315 |
| Lackawanna | Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging Lackawanna County Office Building 200 Adams Avenue Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503 (717) 963-6707 |
| Lawrence | Lawrence County AAA- Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc. 20 South Mercer Street New Castle, Pennsylvania 16101 (412) 658-5661 or (412) 658-0322 |
| Mercer | Mercer County Area Agency on Aging, Inc. Human Services Complex 120 South Diamond Street Mercer, Pennsylvania 16137 (412) 662-3800 (Extension 538) |
| Monroe | Monroe County Area Agency on Aging 62 Analomink Street Post Office Box 384 East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18301 (717) 424-5290 |
| Montgomery | Montgomery County Office on Aging and Adult Services Montgomery County Court House Norristown, Pennsylvania 19404 (215) 278-3601 |
| Northampton | Northampton County Area Agency on Aging Gracedale-Southwest Ground Gracedale Avenue Nazareth, Pennsylvania 18064 (215) 746-1990 |
| Northumberland | Northumberland County AAA R. D. 1, Box 943 Shamokin Pennsylvania 17872 (717) 644-4545 |
| Somerset | AAA of Somerset County 132 East Catherine Street Post Office Box 960 Somerset, Pennsylvania 15501 (814) 443-2681 |
(e) OBRA only site.
(1)
Definition. The term
"OBRA only site" refers to an AAA doing only the OBRA preadmission
assessments.
(2)
Counties. The counties currently providing evaluations at OBRA
only sites, and the addresses and telephone numbers of the sites are:
| County | AAA Information |
| Adams | Adams County Office for Aging, Inc. 100 North Stratton Street Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 (717) 334-9296 |
| Armstrong | Armstrong County AAA 125 Queen Street Kittanning, Pennsylvania 16201 (412) 548-3290 |
| Beaver | Beaver County Office on Aging 599 Market Street, W. B. Beaver, Pennsylvania 15009 (412) 728-5700 (Extension 406) |
| Bedford, Fulton and Huntingdon | Huntingdon/Bedford/Fulton AAA 240 Wood Street Post Office Box 46 Bedford, Pennsylvania 15522 (814) 623-8149 |
| Bucks | Bucks County Area Agency on Aging 30 East Oakland Avenue Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901 (215) 348-0510 |
| Butler | Butler County AAA 715 Morton Avenue Building 3A Butler, Pennsylvania 16001 (412) 282-3008 |
| Cameron, Clarion, Elk and McKean | Jefferson County Area Agency on Aging Jefferson County Services Center R. D. 5 Brookville, Pennsylvania 15825 (814) 849-3096 |
| Carbon | Carbon County Area Agency on Aging Post Office Box 251 Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania 18229 (717) 325-2726 |
| Centre | Clearfield County Area Agency on Aging 211 Ogden Avenue Post Office Box 550 Clearfield, Pennsylvania 16830 (814) 765-2696 |
| Chester | Chester County Office of Aging 10 North Church Street West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380 (215) 431-6350 |
| Columbia and Montour | Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Bureau of Aging 111 North Pennsylvania Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18701 (717) 822-1158 |
| Crawford | Active Aging, Inc. 1034 Park Avenue Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335 (814) 336-1792 |
| Dauphin | Dauphin County AAA 25 South Front Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17107-2025 (717) 255-2790 |
| Delaware | County of Delaware Services of the Aging Government Center Media, Pennsylvania 19063 (215) 891-4455 |
| Forest and Warren | Greater Erie Community Action Committee Erie County Area Agency on Aging 18 West Ninth Street Erie, Pennsylvania 16501 (814) 459-4581 |
| Franklin | Franklin County Office for the Aging Franklin County Farm Lane Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201 (717) 263-2153 |
| Lancaster | Lancaster County Office on Aging 50 North Duke Street Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-1881 (717) 299-7979 |
| Lebanon | Lebanon County AAA 710 Maple Street Room 209-Senior Centers Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042 (717) 273-9262 or (717) 274-1439 |
| Lehigh | Lehigh County Area Agency on Aging Court House Annex 523 Hamilton Street Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101 (215) 820-3248 |
| Perry | Cumberland County Office on Aging Room 111-R, East Wing Cumberland County Courthouse Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 (717) 240-6110 |
| Pike and Wayne | Wayne/Pike Area Agency on Aging Pike County Program Office 106 Broad Street Milford, Pennsylvania 18337 (717) 296-7813 |
| Potter | Area Agency on Aging for Tioga/ Bradford/ Susquehanna/Sullivan Counties 701 Main Street Towanda, Pennsylvania 18848 (717) 265-6121 or 1 (800) 982-4346 |
| Snyder and Union | Mifflin/Juniata AAA, Inc. Post Office Box 750 Lewistown, Pennsylvania 17044 (717) 242-0315 |
| Venango | Venango County Area Agency on Aging Post Office Box 1130 Franklin, Pennsylvania 16323 (814) 437-6871 |
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