RE: Vitamins Coded as Medications?

[Brenda Chance]

Per the August 2003 update from CMS, the statement was, “Preparations used for preventative care should not be used.”  I think this has been clarified as any topical creams, ie Baza, etc.   Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator     CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: Toni Rounds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 3:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Vitamins Coded as Medications?   In the Eli's MDS Alert bulletin it states that "preventive preparations" (such as creams and ointments for wound care, eye drops and vitamins) should not be coded at O1 on the MDS.  Does this mean that any Vitamin C or Multivitamin doesn't need to be coded there at all?  Or a Bacitracin for a wound dressing?  And what kind of eye drops would fall under a preventive preparation (?Refresh?)? Please help with clearing this up.  Thanks.