Joint AASD, BHD and DSD eList announcement

Date: July 16, 2021
To: Lead agencies, nursing facilities, hospitals and interested parties
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services, Behavioral Health and Disability Services divisions
Purpose: To announce a change to submission timelines for OBRA Level II evaluative reports for people with developmental disabilities and mental illness
Effective: Aug. 31, 2021
Contact: For questions related to people with developmental disabilities: dsd.obra@state.mn.us; for questions related to people with mental illness: dhs.mh.pasrr@state.mn.us

Returning to pre-COVID-19 timelines for OBRA Level II evaluative report submissions

Effective Aug. 31, 2021, lead agencies must return to the original practice of completing the OBRA Level II evaluative report before the person enters the nursing facility (NF).

Background

As communicated in a Jan. 14, 2021, eList, DHS temporarily waived the requirement during the peacetime emergency for lead agencies to complete OBRA Level II evaluations before a person’s NF admission. This temporarily allowed lead agencies to complete OBRA Level II evaluative reports within nine days of the preadmission screening, regardless of when the person entered the nursing facility. DHS is ending this practice with a transition period through Aug. 30, 2021.

For more information on pre-COVID-19 timelines, review:

Previous eList announcements

AASD ARCHIVE | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE