When should a Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment schedule be started again?
A new MDS assessment schedule should be started if the patient is discharged from the facility greater than 24 hours or if the patient has been discharged from skilled care and readmitted. Reference: Federal Register, Volume 64, July 30, 1999 page 41658. Reference: Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Users Manual Chapter 6, Section 6.6 (posted September 2010) Date Posted: 02/03/2006, Date Revised: 12/05/2010 Go to Top • Is a split bill required when the patient is on a leave of absence, or do we report occurrence span code 74? Because Unlimited Occurrence Span Codes (OSC) 74 days for Leave of Absence (LOA) must be the same as non covered days, when the LOA falls within a non covered benefit exhaust period and a non covered no skilled care no pay bill period. For Leave of Absence days, bill with occurrence span code 74. For a benefits exhaust bill with LOA, there is no need to split the claims because the claims are now billed monthly.
