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CMS HOME PAGE FOR MDS TECHNICAL INFO
10/1/25: Draft RAI Manual
10/1/25 draft Item Sets (Effective 10/1/25)
- Draft MDS Item Matrix
- MDS Item Sets – Version 2
- MDS Item Set Change History v2
- Section O New Therapy Questions and Instructions
10/1/24: RAI Manual & MDS Item Sets (Retired 9/30/25)
- Final_MDS-3.0-RAI-Manual-v1.19.1_October_2024 (PDF)
- Final MDS ITEM MATRIX 10-1-24
- MDS Item Sets – Final for 10/1/24 (v1.19.1)
- Final_MDS-3.0-RAI-Manual-v1.19.1-and-Change-Tables_October_2024_Part_1 (ZIP)
- Final_MDS-3.0-RAI-Manual-v1.19.1-and-Change-Tables_October_2024_Part_2 (ZIP)
- Final_MDS-3.0-RAI-Manual-v1.19.1-and-Change-Tables_October_2024_Part_3 (1).zip (ZIP)
- MDS3.0_Draft_Item_Sets_v1.19.1_for_Oct_1_2024 (ZIP)
CMS Q&A Document of Newer MDS Questions
Find Your STATE RAI COORDINATOR –Appendix B_April_2025 (PDF)
MDS Training By Section
Print and/or Save the PDF to take notes on during the video presentation. Keep a copy of the new Comprehensive MDS handy to refer to as needed.
link to cMS youTube Playlist of all Training Videos
1: Understanding Changes to the MDS 3.0 for 10/1/23 (CMS)
2: section A: sPADES / Social Determinants of Health and New data elements (CMS)
PDF LINK TO WORKSHOP VIDEO WITH CODING EXAMPLES
3: section c: changes to cognitive patterns (CMS)
**New 2024: 3.1. BIMS summary score – how to code and incomplete interview
4: section d: resident mood interview and total severity score (CMS)
PDF LINK TO WORKSHOP VIDEO WITH CODING EXAMPLES
5: section gG: summary of changes (CMS)
PDF LINK TO WORKSHOP VIDEO WITH CODING EXAMPLES
6: section j: health conditions (CMS)
PDF LINK TO WORKSHOP VIDEO WITH CODING EXAMPLES
7: section k: swallowing / nutritional status (CMS)
PDF LINK TO WORKSHOP VIDEO WITH CODING EXAMPLES
8: section n: medications (CMS)
PDF LINK TO WORKSHOP VIDEO WITH CODING EXAMPLES
9: section o: special treatments, procedures and programs (CMS)
PDF LINK TO WORKSHOP VIDEO WITH CODING EXAMPLES
10: section q: participation in assessment and goal setting (CMS)
older MDS Training Videos from cMS
Course 1: Understanding Prior Functioning and Prior Device Use.
Course 2: GG0130. Self-Care Items.
Course 3: GG0170. Mobility Items.
- Section GG Items:
- Decision Tree for Coding Section GG0130. Self-Care and GG0170. Mobility. (11:56)
- GG0110. Prior Device Use with Information from Multiple Sources. (3:58)
- GG0130A. Eating.( 6:19)
- GG0130B. Oral Hygiene (4:25)
- GG0130H. Putting on/taking off footwear. (6:25)
- GG0170C. Lying to Sitting on side of bed. (4:33)
- GG0170L. Walking 10 feet on uneven surfaces. (5:52)
- GG1070P. Picking up object. (5:49)
- Section C:
- Cognitive & Mood Assessment Four-Course Training Series for SNF Providers
- Section K: Height, Weight, and Nutritional Approaches for SNF Providers
- Section M: Skin Conditions – Assessment and Coding of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries Web-Based Training from CMS
- Section N: Medications – Drug Regimen Review Web-Based Training from CMS
- Section J: Health Conditions: Coding the Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements (SPADEs) Related to Falls
- Section O: O0100. Special Procedures, Treatments, and Programs