Medicare and Medicaid; Resident Assessment in Long Term Care Facilities
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 1997-12-23 · Effective 1998-03-23 · 62 FR 67174
Document
Document number
97-32828
Federal Register citation
62 FR 67174
CFR reference
42 CFR 483
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
1997-12-23
Effective date
1998-03-23
HHS docket
HCFA-2180-F
Abstract
This final rule establishes a resident assessment instrument for use by long term care facilities participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs when conducting a periodic assessment of a resident's functional capacity. The resident assessment instrument (RAI) consists of a minimum data set (MDS) of elements, common definitions, and coding categories needed to perform a comprehensive assessment of a long term care facility resident. A State may choose to use the Federally established resident assessment instrument or an alternate instrument that is designed by the State and approved by us. These regulations establish guidelines for use of the data set and designation of the assessment instrument. The provisions contained in these regulations implement statutory requirements. The resident assessment instrument is intended to produce a comprehensive, accurate, standardized, reproducible assessment of each long term care facility resident's functional capacity.