Re: Leave of absence

[Patty Beeken]

Rena, Thanks so much for your reply!! All I can say is it never ceases to amaze me after doing MDS for 6 years I am always learning something new! I have learned a lot of things on this list and appreciate all everyone does to answer our questions. Patty   Patty Beeken LPN MDS Midlands Living Center 2452 North Broadway Council Bluffs, IA 51503 712-323-7135 ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:20 PM Subject: Re: Leave of absence No, it is not so.  When the Part A resident is out of the bed at midnight, the facility cannot charge for the preceding day.  However, that does not have any implications with regard to discharging the resident.  For a temporary leave of absence, it would not be appropriate to discharge the resident.  As I said earlier, the flowchart on page 2-26 spells out the discharge and reentry issues from an MDS perspective. Rena