In a message dated 2/14/2004 10:43:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> DOES ANYONE KNOW THE LEGAL HOLIDAYS THAT THERAPIST ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE OFF > AND NOT HAVE TO COMPENSATE OR MAKE UP MISSED TX SESSIONS,UNDER THE MEDICARE > GUIDE LINES? ALSO,HOW DOES YOUR TEAM MAKE UP OR PREPARE FOR HOLIDAYS TO BE > TAKEN OFF? THIS IS FOR SNFs. > I have never seen any reference to holidays in the SNF regs. What you do have available is grace days for the completion of the MDS. This is something that you would have to coordinate with your MDS coordinator. You could complete the 5 day assessment on day 6 for instance, giving you an extra day to complete the needed therapy days and minutes to achieve a given level of service(medium, high, very high, etc.) Ann _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, visit: http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com The OTnow Mail Archive: www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================
