Which program requires screening for mental illness or intellectual disability before admission to Medicaid-certified nursing homes?

• A. Medicare Part A.
• B. Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PSRR).
• C. Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS).
• D. Medicaid Spousal Impoverished Provisions.

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that before someone is admitted to a Medicaid-certified nursing home, there is a required screening to identify if they have a mental illness or intellectual disability and to determine the appropriate placement and services. This process is called Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PSRR). It’s a federal-state program designed to ensure that individuals with these needs aren’t placed in a setting that can’t meet them and to guide whether they should receive community-based services instead or in addition to facility care. The other options aren’t about this preadmission screening: Medicare Part A covers hospital and some skilled nursing care, LTSS refers to long-term services and supports in general, and Medicaid spousal impoverishment provisions relate to financial protections for a spouse when one spouse enters long-term care, not screening for mental illness or intellectual disability.