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I just spoke with CMS, and the
proposed clarifications to section M of the RAI manual may be held back
from the April 26 announcement. More work may be needed to ensure the Section M
changes are just right.
Nathan
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Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:19
AM
Subject: Re: Request for help - New
Manual Changes effective April 22nd?
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
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