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No uniform assessment instrument shall be required to be completed upon admission if a uniform assessment instrument was completed by a case manager or other qualified assessor within ninety days prior to such admission to the assisted living facility unless there has been a change in the resident’s condition within that time which would affect the admission. Uniform assessment instruments shall not be required to be completed more often than once every twelve months on individuals residing in assisted living facilities except that uniform assessment instruments shall be completed whenever there is a change in the resident’s condition that appears to warrant a change in the resident’s approved level of care. At the request of the assisted living facility, the resident’s representative, the resident’s physician, the Department or the local department, an independent assessment, using the uniform assessment instrument shall be completed to determine whether the resident’s care needs are being met in the current placement. The resident’s case manager or other qualified assessor shall complete the uniform assessment instrument for public pay residents or, upon request by the private pay resident, for private pay residents. Unless a private pay resident requests the uniform assessment instrument be completed by a case manager or other qualified assessor, qualified staff of the assisted living facility or an independent private physician may complete the uniform assessment instrument for private pay residents; however, for private pay residents, social and financial information which is not relevant because of the resident’s payment status shall not be required. The cost of administering the uniform assessment instrument pursuant to this section shall be borne by the entity designated pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. Upon receiving the uniform assessment instrument prior to admission of a resident, the assisted living facility administrator shall provide written assurance that the facility has the appropriate license to meet the care needs of the resident at the time of admission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202047,"text":"A uniform assessment instrument setting forth a resident’s care needs shall be completed for all residents upon admission and at subsequent intervals as determined by regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 957 and 993 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1995, chapter 649<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 284<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86485,"section_number":"51.5-146","catch_line":"Adult services","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-146\/"},{"id":85202,"section_number":"63.2-1602","catch_line":"Other adult services","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1602\/"},{"id":83472,"section_number":"63.2-1805","catch_line":"Admissions and discharge; mandatory minimum liability insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1805\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":272377,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55094,"identifier":"63.2-1804","token":"63.2\/IV\/18\/1\/63.2-1804","url":"\/63.2-1804\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1804\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/18\/1\/63.2-1804","dublin_core":{"Title":"Uniform assessment instrument","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1804","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A uniform assessment instrument setting forth a resident’s care needs shall be completed for all residents upon admission and at subsequent intervals as determined by regulations promulgated by the Commissioner<\/span> of the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. No uniform assessment instrument shall be required to be completed upon admission if a uniform assessment instrument was completed by a case manager or other qualified assessor<\/span> within ninety days prior to such admission to the assisted living facility<\/span> unless there has been a change in the resident’s condition within that time which would affect the admission. Uniform assessment instruments shall not be required to be completed more often than once every twelve months on individuals residing in assisted living facilities except that uniform assessment instruments shall be completed whenever there is a change in the resident’s condition that appears to warrant a change in the resident’s approved level of care. At the request of the assisted living facility<\/span>, the resident’s representative, the resident’s physician, the Department or the local department<\/span>, an independent assessment, using the uniform assessment instrument shall be completed to determine whether the resident’s care needs are being met in the current placement. The resident’s case manager or other qualified assessor<\/span> shall complete the uniform assessment instrument for public pay residents or, upon request by the private pay resident, for private pay residents. Unless a private pay resident requests the uniform assessment instrument be completed by a case manager or other qualified assessor<\/span>, qualified staff of the assisted living facility<\/span> or an independent private physician may complete the uniform assessment instrument for private pay residents; however, for private pay residents, social and financial information which is not relevant because of the resident’s payment status shall not be required. The cost of administering the uniform assessment instrument pursuant to this section shall be borne by the entity designated pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commissioner<\/span> of the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. Upon receiving the uniform assessment instrument prior to admission of a resident, the assisted living facility<\/span> administrator shall provide written assurance that the facility has the appropriate license to meet the care needs of the resident at the time of admission.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNIFORM ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT (\u00a7 63.2-1804)\n\nA uniform assessment instrument setting forth a resident’s care needs\nshall be completed for all residents upon admission and at subsequent intervals\nas determined by regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department\nfor Aging and Rehabilitative Services. No uniform assessment instrument shall be\nrequired to be completed upon admission if a uniform assessment instrument was\ncompleted by a case manager or other qualified assessor within ninety days prior\nto such admission to the assisted living facility unless there has been a change\nin the resident’s condition within that time which would affect the\nadmission. Uniform assessment instruments shall not be required to be completed\nmore often than once every twelve months on individuals residing in assisted\nliving facilities except that uniform assessment instruments shall be completed\nwhenever there is a change in the resident’s condition that appears to\nwarrant a change in the resident’s approved level of care. At the request\nof the assisted living facility, the resident’s representative, the\nresident’s physician, the Department or the local department, an\nindependent assessment, using the uniform assessment instrument shall be\ncompleted to determine whether the resident’s care needs are being met in\nthe current placement. The resident’s case manager or other qualified\nassessor shall complete the uniform assessment instrument for public pay\nresidents or, upon request by the private pay resident, for private pay\nresidents. Unless a private pay resident requests the uniform assessment\ninstrument be completed by a case manager or other qualified assessor, qualified\nstaff of the assisted living facility or an independent private physician may\ncomplete the uniform assessment instrument for private pay residents; however,\nfor private pay residents, social and financial information which is not\nrelevant because of the resident’s payment status shall not be required.\nThe cost of administering the uniform assessment instrument pursuant to this\nsection shall be borne by the entity designated pursuant to regulations\npromulgated by the Commissioner of the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative\nServices. Upon receiving the uniform assessment instrument prior to admission of\na resident, the assisted living facility administrator shall provide written\nassurance that the facility has the appropriate license to meet the care needs\nof the resident at the time of admission.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, cc. 957, 993, \u00a7 63.1-173.3; 1995, c. 649; 2002, c. 747; 2014, c.\n284.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}