MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v1.18.11R Errata Document Posted

Posted in INDUSTRY NEWS, Long-Term Care

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare

The PDF file labeled “MDS3.0RAIManualv1.18.11R.Errata.September.8.2023” is now available in the Downloads section on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual page. The errata document contains revisions to pages in Chapter 4 of the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual version (v)1.18.11R that better align the Care Area Assessments (CAAs) with the Care Area Trigger (CAT) CAAs to the CAT specifications, as well as a revision to Section D that corrects the Coding Instructions guidance for item D0160. Total Severity Score.

Changed manual pages are marked with the footer “October 2023 (R).” 3 pages of the RAI Manual were revised:

  • Chapter 3, Page D-11
  • Chapter 4, Page 4-23
  • Chapter 4, Page 4-35

The Errata Document begins with a table that lists all identified revisions and the pages to which they have been applied. Following the table are the actual corrected replacement pages for insertion into the printed manual.

CMS posted this Errata document on Friday afternoon, September 8, 2023.