I also work in a hospital-based SNF, and do not do the OBRA Admission
Assessment if they leave on day 14. I code my first assessment 0/1 and do a
d/c tracking 8. Here are some other answers given to this question
recently:
The top of page 1-15 states "An RAI must be completed for any resident
resident residing in the facility longer than 14 days, including:"
So it would not be "longer" than 14 days if the resident left before the end
of the 14th day.
If they left before 11.59 PM on day 14 , an admission
assessment is not required. 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.
If any experts out there (Rena? Jan?) disagree, please respond.
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