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Renaming of Adult Evaluation and Review Services, Change in Scope and Transition from the Statewide Evaluation and Planning Services Assessment
Maryland Medicaid·MD · Geriatrics, Pediatrics·Community First Choice
Effective date
Feb 3, 2025
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Maryland Medicaid is renaming Adult Evaluation and Review Services (AERS) to Assessments, Evaluation & Review Services and discontinuing the STEPS assessment tool. Effective February 3, 2025, Local Health Departments must use interRAI Home Care (iHC) or interRAI Pediatric HC for all comprehensive evaluations. Maryland Medicaid will no longer reimburse for STEPS assessments except for PASRR Level II Evaluations.
Action Required
By February 3, 2025: Billing team must cease billing for STEPS assessments for all purposes except PASRR Level II Evaluations. Update billing system to reject or route STEPS assessment claims for non-PASRR purposes. Coordinate with Local Health Departments to ensure they are using interRAI Home Care (iHC) or interRAI Pediatric HC for all comprehensive evaluations. Verify that all claims submitted for evaluations after February 3, 2025 reference the correct assessment tool. Claims submitted with STEPS assessments (outside PASRR Level II) will be denied and not reimbursed by Maryland Medicaid.