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CMS releases final MDS 3.0
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the much anticipated final MDS 3.0 on October 29, giving long-term care providers approximately one year to prepare for implementation of this new assessment tool.
In addition to the various item subsets for each MDS 3.0 assessment and tracking document, CMS released the following files:
- MDS 3.0 Item Matrix (V1.00) – This document identifies the items required for each type of assessment along with how the item is used
- MDS 3.0 RAI Manual – The publishing of the RAI manual has been delayed. It is anticipated that chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 will be published in November. Chapter 4 (Care Area Assessments (CAAs)) & Appendix C (CAA resources) will be posted in December. When published the manual will include: Description and instructions for types of assessments and tracking documents, each MDS 3.0 item, the Care Area Assessment, submission and correction of MDS 3.0 records, SNF and Swing Bed Prospective Payment System (PPS) policy for the MDS 3.0, and the RUG-IV classification system.
The zip file labeled “Data Technical Files V1.00 October 2009″ on the CMS Web site contains all of the following MDS 3.0 technical specification information:
- MDS 3.0 Data Submission Specifications (V1.00) – Detailed data submission specifications for MDS 3.0.
- RUG-IV SAS Package (V.100) – Thoroughly tested SAS code for RUG-IV classification with documentation and test data.
- RUG-III MDS 3.0 Mapping Specifications (V1.00) – This document presents logic that can be used to produce RUG-III classifications using assessment items contained on MDS 3.0.
- MDS 3.0 CATs Specifications (V1.00) – For each Care Area, this document provides Care Area Trigger (CAT) specifications for the MDS 3.0 items used in triggering the Care Area, the conditions for triggering, and Visual Basic code for triggering. The CATs are replacing the MDS 2.0 Resident Assessment Protocols RAPs.
Stay tuned for additional analysis.
To view the final MDS 3.0, visit our Resources page.
For additional files, visit the CMS Web site.
Ask Diane: Do activity coordinators completing the MDS 3.0 need to be certified recreational therapists?
Q: Do activity coordinators completing and signing the MDS 3.0 need to be certified recreational therapists?
Diane: There isn’t a requirement that specifies that activities personnel need to be certified recreational therapists.
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