QUIZ: 2022 The MDS for SNF Therapy Professionals

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Question 1 of 10

1. Question
The original intent for the MDS (OBRA 1987) in the SNF was to provide a tool for nurses and clinicians to collect resident data, determine potential and actual problems and help to set up a plan of care that would promote the resident’s highest level of function.
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Question 2 of 10

2. Question
The OBRA MDSs are federally required and completed to assist with driving resident care. The PPS MDSs are mainly required for what reason? (Select best option)
- To obtain a nursing home's 5 STAR Rating
- To establish the Quality Measures
- To establish Scores in the PT/OT, Speech, Nursing and NTA Components so Medicare knows when and how much to reimburse the facility for services
- None of the above
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Question 3 of 10

3. Question
If an OBRA MDS is late or missing, you may have an issue on your State Survey. If a PPS MDS is late or missing, what will happen?
- The resident will need to pay for all services received during that time
- The facility will either be paid at a lower rate (default) or will not be paid at all (provider liable) for the dates that the late/missing MDS would have covered
- There is no penalty for a late or missing PPS MDS
- None of the above
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Question 4 of 10

4. Question
Section A of the MDS contains what important information?
- The selection of the "type" of MDS assessment with corresponding links to all required questions
- The ARD (Assessment Reference Date)
- New resident interviews for Race and Ethnicity, part of the SPADES question set added 10/1/23
- Information to determine if a reconciled medication list was provided upon discharge from the facility, either to the next provider, or to the resident if discharged home, added to the MDS 10/1/23.
- All of the above
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Question 5 of 10

5. Question
MDS Sections C (BIMS), D (Mood), F (Customary Routine) and J (Pain) all contain different types of Resident Interviews. What do all the interviews have in common?
- They have to be completed by a nurse
- They can't be completed until after the ARD
- They all have a "staff assessment" that you can choose to complete instead of interviewing the resident
- They have to be completed on or before the ARD
- None of the above
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Question 6 of 10

6. Question
What do RUG scores and Section G have in common?
- They are both no longer supported by CMS and are not on any required OBRA assessments as of 10/1/23
- The were both part of the PPS reimbursement system for 20 years.
- They are still in use by some states for Medicaid and can only be found on the Optional State Assessment (OSA), which is not a Federally required assessment.
- All of the above
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Question 7 of 10

7. Question
Section GG Self Care and Mobility contains 2 columns on the 5 day PPS MDS and 1 column on the PPS Discharge MDS for data collection. What is label of the column that should NEVER contain dashes, as this may result in a payment penalty?
- Performance Column
- Goals Column
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Question 8 of 10

8. Question
Selecting 1 Discharge Goal in Section GG has been a requirement for over 5 years. However, effective 10/1/23, this is no longer required as part of the SNF Quality Reporting Program and effective 10/1/24 the DC Goal column will no longer be on the MDS.
- TRUE
- FALSE
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Question 9 of 10

9. Question
Which of the following regarding the “Modes of Therapy” on the MDS is NOT true:
- A resident covered under Medicare Part B can never be coded with concurrent treatment time on the MDS. Medicare Part B residents would be coded either Individual or Group.
- If a resident does not have Medicare Part B, the MDS Manual states to apply the rules as if that resident has Medicare Part A (even if the resident was private pay, HMO or Medicaid)
- The criteria for coding Group Therapy requires that the group was planned, it can be found in each resident's plan of care and 2-6 residents will participate in the group.
- You cannot code the MDS with more than 1 Mode of Therapy for a resident per day (only 1 Mode per day is allowed)
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Question 10 of 10

10. Question
There is 1 question on the MDS that will impact the Case Mix Group under PDPM (Patient Driven Payment Model) for all 3 therapy disciplines: PT, OT and Speech.

What MDS Section is this question in; and what Type of question is it?
- Section A; Date
- Section I; Date
- Section I; ICD-10 Code
- Section O; Mode of Therapy
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