No, it's not state specific.  The MDS is a legal part of the record, so, like any other documentation in the record, it is not to be destroyed once it's started. 

See the note at the very bottom of page 2-4 of the RAI User's Manual.

Rena

Rena R. Shephard, MHA, RN, FACDONA, RAC-C
Chair, American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators
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Subj: Re: 14 day Medicare
Date: 1/19/04 5:17:35 PM Pacific Standard Time
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In a message dated 1/19/2004 11:43:24 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

You need to keep any assessment that you
started, but did not complete, on the resident's medical record and make a
notation about why the assessment was not completed.


This must be state specific?



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