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Late or Missed Assessment Criteria
A late or missed assessment may be completed as long as the window for the allowable ARD (including grace days) has not passed. If a late/missed assessment has an ARD within the allowable grace period, no financial penalty is assessed. If the assessment has an ARD after the mandated grace period, payment will be made at the default rate for covered services from the first day of the coverage period to the ARD of the late assessment.
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Rena
Rena R. Shephard, MHA, RN, FACDONA, RAC-C
Chair, American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators
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Subj: PPS Assessments and Selecting an ARD
Date: 4/20/04 1:38:23 PM Pacific Standard Time
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Do you remember a couple months ago we had a discussion about the setting of
the ARD for PPS assessments? I made the case that the ID team should be able
to make the ARD decision after the window had closed (for example, waiting
until day 9 before deciding which of the first 8 days works best for the
Medicare 5 day ARD).
I learned today that, lacking guidance from CMS, at least one State RAI
coordinator teaches this as an acceptable way of setting the ARD. Amazing
isn't it.
Nathan
