Date: 4/20/04 7:19:23 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: RRS2000
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The CMS speakers did not represent that the changes have been finalized. They asked the group at the AANAC conference for feedback on the proposed changes with the understanding that nothing was final yet. None of the proposed changes are to be considered to be official policy. As the CMS website states, manual updates "are effective the day posted on the CMS website and will be posted on the fourth Monday of the month."
When changes to the manual are posted on the CMS website next week, that will be the official policy.
Rena
Rena R. Shephard, MHA, RN, FACDONA, RAC-C
Chair, American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators
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Subj: Request for help - New Manual Changes effective April 22nd?
Date: 4/20/04 4:13:19 AM Pacific Standard Time
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Once again, I find myself in a position to need assistance from this wonderful provider organization.
I requested a copy of Mary Pratt's presentation to AANAC several weeks ago, but she did not respond to me.
If anyone has anything in writing or on tape, from CMS, confirming the date of April 22 for the release of the manual changes, please give it to me so I can give the providers in Virginia some official response.
All RAI Managers were given a set of "proposed final draft" changes last month. We were told they were for internal use only, and not to distribute them. We were also told that CMS would use it's policy that says manual changes would be posted the last Monday of the month, whenever changes occurred.
If Mary Pratt has given a date of April 22nd, and if she has released the changes, then I want to get them to my providers as soon as possible. I don't want Virginians who could not attend the AANAC Conference to be left in the dark over a CMS announcement of this magnitude.
If anyone can help me, please contact me one of these ways:
work: 804-367-2132
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
fax: 804-367-2149
There is an all-state call today between CMS and the RAI Managers, so, hopefully she will make any necessary announcements then. I will report to this list anything she says that we can release.
Thanks again,
Judy Wilhide
RAI Manager
Virginia
