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There is a mandated schedule for PPS assessments. This schedule is driven by the need to periodically identify resource utilization to set payment accordingly. Unlike the OBRA-required assessment schedule, the PPS assessment schedule is based on the days of the Medicare stay. Medicare benefit days are not always the same as the days of stay in the facility. "...it is not the admission date per se that determines the start of the Medicare assessment schedule, but rather, the commencement of Medicare-covered care in the SNF." (Federal Register/Vol. 64, No. 146/Friday, July 30, 1999/Rules and Regulations, pg. 41659). The first day of the Medicare Part A coverage for the current stay is considered Day 1 for PPS assessment scheduling purposes. PPS assessments, which are listed in MDS Item A0310B, are based on the schedule from the RAI Manual (CMS, 2010, p. 2-41 through 2-69), and the guidelines for SNF PPS Assessments from the RAI Manual (CMS, 2010, p. 6-1 through 6-46)... The MDS..

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