RE: PROJECTION OF MINUTES AT DAY 8

[Winona M. Phelps]

Hi.  This is the blending (projecting) rule: Rehab Medium category can be reached by actually delivering 0 minutes but projecting in Section T at least 240 min/8 days. Rehab High category can be reached by actually delivering 65 minutes and projecting in Section T at least 520 min/8 days. Both Rehab Very High and Ultra High require the actual delivery of the required services/minutes/days. Winona     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PROJECTION OF MINUTES AT DAY 8 In a message dated 1/28/2004 2:56:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My new Therapy Manager has questioned why we would need to use grace days 6 through 8 if he wasn't planning on attaining an RU or RV RUG level. Can anyone explain? I didn't really phrase my question correctly. He doesn't understand why you would have a need to utilize grace days 6-8, feeling that projection alone gives the RUG level. Isn't there a minimum number of minutes to have been given by the 5 day Assessment, in conjunction with the projection, which gives the RUG level? For example, the higher the number of minutes ALREADY given, in conjunction with a good projection, would yield a higher RUG level? Is this correct?