Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Office of Medicaid
600 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
www.mass.gov/masshealth
MassHealth
All Provider Bulletin 190
May 2009
To:
All Providers Participating in MassHealth
From:
Tom Dehner, Medicaid Director
RE: Preadmission Screening (PAS-A and PAS-CR) Forms
Background
MassHealth encourages providers to submit preadmission
screening (PAS) requests online as part of its efforts to streamline
business practices.
As part of the preparation for NewMMIS implementation on May 26,
2009, the acute and chronic/rehab preadmission screening (PAS)
forms and instructions used to submit requests for elective
admissions to acute hospitals, all admissions to rehabilitation units
in acute hospitals, and all admissions to chronic disease and
rehabilitation hospitals have been revised. The new forms have
been reorganized and reflect changes in terminology. They can
now be completed online.
Please Note
• This bulletin applies to all providers, except dental providers
who are not oral or maxillofacial surgeons. Dental providers who
are not oral or maxillofacial surgeons should contact the
MassHealth Dental Customer Service Center at
1-800-207-5019 if they have any questions about MassHealth.
• The rules for requesting preadmission screening have not
changed. For acute hospital elective admissions please refer to
the administrative and billing regulations at 130 CMR 450.208.
For chronic disease and rehabilitation hospital admissions,
concurrent screenings, and conversion reviews, and for
rehabilitation units in acute hospitals, refer to 130 CMR 435.408
through 410 in the Chronic Disease and Rehabilitation Inpatient
Hospital Manual.
Changes to the PAS
Forms
The following is a summary of the changes made to the forms.
• Although longer, the forms have been simplified for ease of use.
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