Medicaid program--mental retardation; definition of "persons with related conditions"--HCFA. Final rule.
This rule amends a definition in Medicaid regulations concerning intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR) and persons with related conditions. The definition of "persons with related conditions" contained in our regulations was tied to the definition of developmental disability included in the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DDABRA) as amended in 1978. The DDABRA, as amended, however, also included the mentally ill within the definition of developmental disability. The prior cross-reference in our regulations to the DDABRA definition resulted in confusion about the kind of care covered by the ICF/MR benefit. To avoid misunderstandings in the future, this rule establishes an independent Medicaid definition of persons with conditions related to mental retardation.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D007380:Intermediate Care Facilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States