Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Ensure Assessments are conducted by Registered Nurses (RNs) who have a valid, in good standing license to practice in the State. RNs shall: a. Provide a face-to-face Assessment for all Children who are initially applying for the Katie Beckett Benefit to determine medical eligibility. i. Initial Assessments shall be completed within fourteen (14) Business Days from receipt of the Department’s referral. b. Annually, provide a re-Assessment of each Child who receives the Katie Beckett Benefit. i. Re-Assessments shall be conducted either face-to-face or by telephone specifically: 1) Face-to-face re-Assessments are required every three (3) years following the initial Assessment determination; and 2) Re-Assessments by telephone are required in the years when the Member does not require a face-to-face re-Assessment. c. Ensure any exceptions to the face-to-face vs telephone Assessment/re-Assessment requirements are approved in writing by the Department, on a case-by-case basis, prior to conducting the Assessment/re-Assessment.
