Overview

The PAS, with all comments and documents, is the legal basis for ALTCS medical eligibility decisions. Documentation is the critical key to objective and accurate PAS decisions. The PAS should be clear, complete and correct. The PAS documentation should support the score. Information from the PAS is shared with the ALTCS Health Plan and may be shared with federal and state auditors, the customer, the Office of Administrative Hearings, and when authorized, with other parties.

Investigative interviewing involves collecting detailed and accurate information about the customer’s development, motor skills, independent living skills (ILS), and behavioral concerns. Use your knowledge and expertise of the PAS assessment to do this.

NOTE Tips for collecting accurate, complete information for specific functions and conditions have been added to the Appendix sections for those areas.