Legislative and Agency Corner

• CMS Confirms Exploring the Possibility of Eliminating MDS Section G Items from SNF 5-Day and OBRA Assessments beginning FY 2021
• CMS Confirms Error in PDPM SNF PPS Interrupted Stay MDS Coding Edit – Provides Work-Around Instructions Until a Software Fix is Released
• CMS Releases August 2019 SNF PDPM/MDS/QRP Provider Training YouTube Videos
• CMS Releases New Training Video Resources for Coding MDS Item GG0130A. Eating
• Updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) Database File
• Updates to the OMHA Case Processing Manual