Welcome to the FY23 An Overview of the PASRR Process
The 2022 course is no longer available for enrollment, but you can still access your FY22 issued Certificate from your Dashboard.
This on-line course is designed for all local authority PASRR staff. It provides a basic overview of the PASRR Process by detailing the steps in the PASRR Process from nursing facility admission through the interdisciplinary meeting, including:
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RE Screening, (PL1) & admission types;
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PE (ID, DD & MI) factors resulting in positive status;
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PE Role in sharing info re: community options;
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Specialized services recommended by PE;
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Assessments to support IDD Positive PE determination;
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NF’s IDT Meeting and initial identification of PCSP form.
Once you have completed the course, you must also complete the competency based test before printing your certification of completion.
Please provide your supervisor and/or HR department at your agency with a copy of your certificate.
To take this course, please click on the button below and follow the instructions below the Welcome and course description.

- Teacher: Gwendolyn Cubit
- Teacher: Kenya Mitchell
- Teacher: IDD-BHPASRR Training
Welcome to the FY23 PASRR PL1 & PE (Instructor-led Virtual Presentation)
The 2022 course is no longer available for enrollment, but you can still access your FY22 issued Certificate from your Dashboard.
To register for this course you must have completed the course "An Overview of the PASRR Process".
The purpose of this instructor-led presentation training is to explain to local authority staff how to accurately and correctly complete the PASRR Level 1 (PL1) Screening Form and the PASRR Evaluation (PE) Form.
To schedule this instructor-led course, please select the registration link in Step 1, and sign up for one of the dates currently scheduled for your center. If no dates are scheduled for your particular center, please contact your IDD Services trainer.
Upon successful completion of this module, you will earn a certificate of completion and (if applicable) continuing education credit.
To take this course, please click on the button below and follow the instructions below the Welcome and course description.
- Teacher: Gwendolyn Cubit
- Teacher: Patricia Franklin
- Teacher: Crystal Freeman
- Teacher: Joy Manis
- Teacher: Kenya Mitchell
- Teacher: Lillian Solis
- Teacher: IDD-BHPASRR Training
Welcome to the FY23 Service Planning and Monitoring (Instructor-led Virtual Presentation for Habilitation Coordination)
The 2022 course is no longer available for enrollment, but you can still access your FY22 issued Certificate from your Dashboard.
To register for this course you must have completed the course "An Overview of the PASRR Process".
This instructor-led/virtual learning course is designed for all local authority habilitation coordination staff, instructs in the service planning and monitoring required in the PASRR process and includes the following topics:
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Habilitation Coordination Refusals
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Community Living Options (CLO) including LIDDA Educational Opportunities
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Interdisciplinary Team (IDT)/Service Planning Team (SPT) membership & representation
- Habilitation Assessment (HA)
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Individual Profile (IP) Form 1063 & Habilitation Service Plan (HSP) Form 1057 development
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PASRR Comprehensive Service Plan (PCSP) Completion
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Ongoing follow-along with SPT involvement
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Special Updates of HSP
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Quarterly review and revision of the HSP
To take this course, please click on the button below and follow the instructions below the Welcome and course description.

- Teacher: Kent Allen
- Teacher: Cindi Brickett
- Teacher: Gwendolyn Cubit
- Teacher: Patricia Franklin
- Teacher: Kenya Mitchell
- Teacher: Lillian Solis
- Teacher: Tamesha Sowell
- Teacher: IDD-BHPASRR Training
Welcome to the FY23 Transition and Diversion (Instructor-led Virtual Presentation for Service Coordination/ECC)
The 2022 course is no longer available for enrollment, but you can still access your FY22 issued Certificate from your Dashboard.
To register for this course you must have completed the course "An Overview of the PASRR Process".
This instructor-led presentation, designed for local authority staff with PASRR transition or referrals responsibilities, instructs in the transition and diversion processes required in the PASRR process and includes the following topics:
- Duties related to Phases III of HSP
- Relocation Specialist Referral and MCO involvement
- Contract/Rule Review of duties related to Pre-Move requirements including slot requests (Diversion & Transition)
- Contract/Rule Review of duties related to Post-Move requirements. (Diversion & Transition)
- PSS entries in support of transitions
- Diversion Plan (1050) completion
To register for this instructor-led presentation, please select the registration link in Step 1 and sign up for a class scheduled at your center. If no dates are scheduled for your particular center, please contact the PASRR IDD-BH Training mailbox at IDD-BHTraining@hhs.texas.gov.
To take this course, please click on the button below and follow the instructions below the Welcome and course description.
- Teacher: Gwendolyn Cubit
- Teacher: Patricia Franklin
- Teacher: Crystal Freeman
- Teacher: Kenya Mitchell
- Teacher: Lillian Solis
- Teacher: Tamesha Sowell
- Teacher: IDD-BHPASRR Training
This on-line course is designed to give PASRR referring entities the information, tools and resources needed to successfully complete the PASRR Level I (PL1) Screening Form, which must be completed for all people seeking admission to a Medicaid-certified nursing facility.
This course has been approved by HHS for 1.5 professional training clock hours in continuing education credits. Professionals included are Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Nursing Facility Administrators, Nursing Facility Activity Directors, Certified Nurse Aides, QID/DDPs, Assisted Living Facility Managers, Day Activity and Health Services, Home and Community Support Services Agencies.
To take this course, please click on the button below and follow the instructions below the Welcome and course description.

Welcome to the FY23 PASRR 101 (Online)
Course Under Construction! This course is being updated with current information and will be accessible again in the near future.
This training provides an introduction to the role nursing facilities play in the PASRR process; discusses the purpose of PASRR, state and federal regulations which govern the PASRR process, types of admissions, screening and specialized services; and provides an overview of each aspect of the PASRR process.
To take this course, please click on the button below and follow the instructions below the Welcome banner and course description.
This training discusses nursing facility (NF) responsibilities related to Preadmission Screening and Resident Review, found in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 19, Subchapter BB.
Upon successful completion of this module, you will earn a certificate of completion and (if applicable) continuing education credit.To take this course, please click on the button below and follow the instructions below the Welcome banner and course description.
The Preadmission and Screening Resident Review (PASRR) Level 1 (PL1): Back to Basics training reviews the PL1 form in a section-by-section manner. Participants will be asked to take notes on a blank PL1 form as they complete the training. At the conclusion of the training, participants will understand how to complete the PASRR Level 1 (PL1) screening form, and will be familiar with the following PL1 topics: Admissions, Transfers, Discharges, and Changes of Ownership (CHOW).
Upon successful completion of this module, you will earn a certificate of completion and (if applicable) continuing education credit.To take this course, please click on the button below and follow the instructions below the Welcome banner and course description.
The Preadmission and Screening Resident Review (PASRR) Evaluation (PE): What Nursing Facilities Need to Know training explains the PASRR Evaluation (PE) and how the PE impacts the nursing facility (NF) and the individuals served in the NF. PL1: Back to Basics should be completed as a prerequisite for this training.
Upon successful completion of this module, you will earn a certificate of completion and (if applicable) continuing education credit.To take this course, please click on the button below and follow the instructions below the Welcome banner and course description.
This training explains how to submit a request for pre-authorization of nursing facility (NF) specialized services in the Long Term Care Online (LTC) Portal on behalf of a resident.
Upon successful completion of this module, you will earn a certificate of completion and (if applicable) continuing education credit.To take this course, please click on the button below and follow the instructions below the Welcome and course description.