To: Federally Certified Skilled Nursing Facilities Administrators, Directors of Nursing, MDS Coordinators, Billing and Coding Personnel, Licensed Nursing Facilities Administrators
From: The Education and Technical Assistance (ETA) Branch of the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division (HFEMSD)
As you know, the new RAI Manual and MDS Item Set went into effect yesterday, October 1, 2018. On October 2, 2018, there is an errata sheet filed with these revisions to be implemented immediately on a new Item:
- Chapter 3, Section J, Item J2000 Prior Surgery, amended criteria for Major Surgery. Specifically, the removal of the general anesthesia criterion.
- The examples for coding J2000 have been corrected to remove the criteria of general anesthesia
- Updated manual pages are marked with the footer "October 2018 (R)"
All these changes are listed on https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/MDS30RAIManual.html
Checking this page frequently is recommended during this transition period to the new guidance and new Item Set.
Questions?: Please email betty.metz@state.co.us
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