If the H/C PRI documented the person was terminally ill, should I answer item 29 YES?
A57. No, for the purposes of completing the SCREEN, the definition of terminally ill is a person for whom there is documentation in the medical record, by the physician, that his/her life expectancy is six months or less. The criteria can be found in the Instruction Manual for SCREEN Form: DOH-695 (2/2009), item 29.
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