Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12 - HEALTH
Agency 30 - DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Chapter 60 - STANDARDS ESTABLISHED AND METHODS USED TO ASSURE HIGH QUALITY CARE
Section 12VAC30-60-313 - Individuals determined to not meet criteria for Medicaid-funded long-term services and supports
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
Notwithstanding 12VAC30-60-302 E, an individual shall be determined not to meet the medical or nursing and functional criteria for Medicaid-funded LTSS when there is no screening or MDS to document the individual meets the medical or nursing and functional criteria or when one of the following specific care needs solely describes the individual's condition:
1. The individual requires minimal assistance with ADLs, including those individuals whose only need in all areas of functional capacity is for prompting to complete the activity;
2. The individual independently uses mechanical devices such as a wheelchair, walker, crutch, or cane;
3. The individual requires limited diets such as a mechanically altered, low-salt, low-residue, diabetic, reducing, or other restrictive diets;
4. The individual requires medications that can be independently self-administered or administered by the caregiver;
5. The individual requires protection to prevent him from obtaining alcohol or drugs or to address a social or environmental problem;
6. The individual requires minimal staff observation or assistance for confusion, memory impairment, or poor judgment; or
7. The individual's primary need is for behavioral management that can be provided in a community-based setting.
Statutory Authority: § 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 1396 et seq.
