Or. Admin. Code § 411-071-0015 - Exemptions

(1) The criteria under which an individual is exempted must be clearly indicated on the form designated by the Department.

(2) An exemption from the full assessment process may be granted for an individual who meets one of the following criteria:

(a) An individual seeking temporary admission to a nursing facility from a hospital and meets all of the following criteria as certified by the attending physician:

(A) Seeks admission directly from a hospital, or within 30 days of discharge from the hospital, after receiving acute inpatient care at the hospital; and

(B) Requires nursing facility services for the condition for which he or she received care in the hospital; and

(C) Requires nursing facility services for 30 days or less.

(b) An individual has a medical prognosis with life expectancy of 30 days or less;

(c) An individual seeking temporary admission for respite services with expected length of stay of 30 days or less;

(d) A resident of a continuing care retirement community who is seeking admission to a Medicaid certified nursing facility that is part of the same continuing care retirement community; or

(e) An individual certified by the attending physician that he/she must be admitted from the community or hospital emergency room without delay due to a serious and immediate threat to the individual's health and safety.

(3) The assessment must be completed and signed by a certified program, the attending physician, or a professional medical staff person working directly under the supervision of the attending physician for individuals admitted under an exemption criteria.

(4) An individual admitted to a nursing facility under an exemption under subsections (2)(a), (b), or (c) of this rule must receive an assessment within 7 days after the 30th day of admission.

(5) An individual temporarily admitted to a nursing facility under subsection (2)(e) of this rule must receive an assessment within seven days from the date of admission.

(6) No assessment or exemption is required for:

(a) An individual returning to a nursing facility after having entered a hospital from the same nursing facility; or

(b) An individual transferring from one Oregon nursing facility to another Oregon nursing facility with or without an intervening hospital stay.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 411-071-0015

SSD 3-1991, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-91; SSD 1-1994, f. 3-11-94, cert. ef. 3-15-94; SDSD 1-1998, f. 1-30-98, cert. ef. 2-1-98; SPD 30-2004, f. 8-27-04, cert. ef. 9-1-04

Stat. Auth.: ORS 410.070

Stats. Implemented: ORS 410.520