This is correct If a resident leaves on the 14th day, you do not have to complete an
admission assessment. See chapter 2-page 2 top paragraph in the RAI manual and chapter
2 page 3 & 4 under admission assessments. States the admission assessment must be
completed no later than the end of day 14. It also notes to keep incompleted started
MDS on the record as you described.
Jan Stewart
In a message dated 1/27/2004 1:17:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
> 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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