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Connecticut Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)

Vermont Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)

FAQs

To be added to the Vermont Maximus Help Desk email distribution list, email a request to VTPASRR@maximus.com with the subject line: “Add my email to the Vermont PASRR Contact List.” This communication should include your name, title, agency/facility, email address, and contact phone number.

Note - Once you become a registered Maximus system user, you will automatically be added to the distribution list.

To find answers to your program process questions, call the Vermont Maximus Help Desk: Toll-Free number: 1.833.882.6047 | Local number: 1.802.705.9997 (available November 16, 2026) or contact via email: VTPASRR@maximus.com.

We thank you for your patience as we address calls in the order in which we receive them. Our standard practice is to return them as soon as the next Help Desk agent is available. Calls received after 5:30 p.m. CST will be returned within 2 business hours (excluding weekends and holidays). To avoid delays, do not leave multiple voicemails regarding the same issue.

Yes, the Vermont PASRR Tools & Resources page has training materials accessible for review: https://maximusclinicalservices.com/svcs/vt/pasrr/training. Individual system usage questions can also be fielded to the Vermont PASRR Help Desk team: VTPASRR@maximus.com.

Note: Anyone wanting to access training materials must be registered AssessmentPro users.

If you forgot your username and password, contact the Vermont PASRR Help Desk by phone: Toll-Free number: 1.833.882.6047 | Local number: 1.802.705.9997 (available November 16, 2026) or email to: VTPASRR@maximus.com.

If you have forgotten your password, click the forgot password button.

Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) is a federally mandated screening process dating back to 1987. PASRR was created as a part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA), also known as the Nursing Home Reform Act. PASRR requirements were also added to the Social Security Act as sections 1919 (b) (3) (F) and 1919 (e) (7).

Nationwide, PASRR programs are overseen by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). States are responsible for implementing and operating PASRR programs in accordance with federal requirements found primarily at: 42 CFR (Chapter IV, Subchapter G) Part 483.100-138 Subpart C.

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/chapter-IV/subchapter-G/part-483/subpart-C.

PASRR was established as part of the de-institutionalization process to ensure people with disabilities (i.e., Serious Mental Illness, Intellectual and/or Related Conditions):

  • Are not inappropriately institutionalized in a NF
  • Receive services in the least restrictive setting, and that
  • Needed services/supports are identified for the NF to provide.

PASRR is an important tool for states to use in rebalancing services away from institutions and towards supporting people in their homes, and to comply with the Supreme Court decision, Olmstead vs L.C. (1999). Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals with disabilities cannot be required to be institutionalized to receive public benefits that could be furnished in community-based settings

The goal of PASRR is to optimize an individual’s placement success, treatment success, and ultimately, an individual’s quality of life.

In Vermont, a Level I should be submitted in AssessmentPro when:

  • An individual is considering admission to a Medicaid Certified NF (i.e. for pre-admission screening)

or when

  • A current NF resident has experienced a significant change (i.e., for a status change review)

Maximus helps to carry out Level I PASRR screening as part of this program on behalf of the Department of Mental Health (DMH) and DAIL (Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living). You can learn more about Maximus here: www.maximus.com.