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Must there be a visit on the date of M0090?

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

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Must there be a visit on the date of M0090?

Q: Must there be a visit on the date of M0090?

A: M0090 is the last date when the final assessment data are collected. For the SOC assessment, this must be completed within five days of the SOC date. In most situations, assessment data is completed in association  with a patient visit and M0090 would be the last visit date in which assessment data was collected.

The exception is the Transfer to Inpatient Facility – patient not discharged from agency; Transfer to Inpatient Facility – patient discharged from agency, or Death at Home assessments. These time points are not typically associated with a patient visit. In these situations, the clinician should record the date the agency completes the data collections after learning of the event.

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This post was written by:

Lu Post

Lu Post, RN, MN, COS-C, is president of Home Care Institute, LLC, a technology-based company with a focus on the development of home care and hospice educational resources. She is certified as a clinical OASIS Specialist from the OASIS Certificate and Competency Board, Inc. Lu earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Georgia State University and her master’s degree as a clinical nurse specialist from Emory University in Atlanta. She has served in a variety of senior leadership and educational roles in some of the largest home care and hospice organizations in the country for over 20 years.

One Response to “Must there be a visit on the date of M0090?”

  1. FRANK KASPER Says:

    but in the case that we are waiting for the patien’s PT/OT evalaution 24-48 hrs after the initial visit?


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