Section 7. Definitions

A. “Discharge” means the termination of services for a person previously admitted into an ICF/MR and the discharging facility ceases to be legally responsible for the care of the person. B. “Eligible central registry person” means a person who has requested admission to an ICF/MR, or discharge from an ICF/MR and transfer to a community-based HCA funded program, and who is determined by the HCA to meet pre-admission screening criteria for ICF/MR and home/community-based developmental disabilities services. C. “ICF/MR” means an intermediate care facility that provides food, shelter, health or rehabilitative and active treatment for persons with mental retardation or related conditions, and that has a current license issued by the HCA. D. “New admission” means a person requesting an ICF/MR admission for the first time and does not otherwise qualify as a re-admission. New admissions are subject to pre-admission screening. E. “NMSA” means the New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 compilation and all the revisions and compilations thereof. F. “Pre-admission screening” means the evaluation process of the health care authority to determine a person’s choice between ICF/MR and community based services, and whether the person has a 8.371.9 NMAC 2 developmental disability as described in the American association on mental retardation’s manual on classification in mental retardation (1996), or a related condition as defined by 42 CFR 435.1009. G. “Readmission” means a person re-admitted to an ICF/MR from another type of institution to which they were transferred for the purpose of receiving acute, psychiatric care or rehabilitation following a temporary, acute care episode. A readmission is not subject to pre-admission screening. H. “Transfer” means movement of an individual from one ICF/MR to another ICF/MR, with or without an intervening hospital stay. A transfer is not subject to pre-admission screening. I. “State medicaid agency” means the health care authority. J se of receiving acute, psychiatric care or rehabilitation following a temporary, acute care episode. A readmission is not subject to pre-admission screening. H. “Transfer” means movement of an individual from one ICF/MR to another ICF/MR, with or without an intervening hospital stay. A transfer is not subject to pre-admission screening. I. “State medicaid agency” means the health care authority. J. “Central registry” means a registry of persons who are requesting or receiving services established by the HCA in accordance with Section 28-16A-15 NMSA 1978.