Thursday, September 1, 2011 Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time (ET);Description: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a Special Open Door Forum that will be focused on Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) FY 2012 policy changes relating to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0. Subject matter experts will discuss new MDS 3.0 policies that will be implemented on October 1, 2011. A question and answer session for questions related to the FY 2012 policy changes discussed during the call will follow the presentations.
Target Audience: SNF providers, RAI coordinators, State RAI coordinators, therapists
Conference Leaders: Sheila Lambowitz, Gregory Price.
The following topics will be discussed:
- Allocation of group therapy
- Student supervision
- Changes to the MDS Assessment Schedule
- End of Therapy (EOT) Other Medicare Required Assessment (OMRA)
Clarifications
- End Of Therapy with Resumption
- (EOT-R)
- COT OMRA
- Transition timeline for new policies
SNF/LTC Special Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:
To participate by phone: Dial: 1-866-501-5502 & Reference Conference ID#: 83517254.
Persons participating by phone are not required to RSVP.
Note: The lines for this call are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Those who wish to participate are encouraged to call-in as early as possible (up to 30 minutes prior to the start time for the conference) in order to have the best chance of participating. Additionally, as this conference will serve primarily as a repeat of the August 23rd National Provider Training call, we would ask that those who participated in that training call refrain from participating in this Special ODF, so as to reserve the limited space for those who were unable to participate in the August 23rd training.
