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MDS 3.0 RAI User's Manual

This page contains the current MDS 3.0 RAI User's Manual v1.16, effective Oct. 1, 2018.

Updated: October 2018

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MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v1.16 October 1, 2018 (R) A single PDF file of the entire RAI manual for use as an electronic version with bookmarks that you can click on to take you to each section of the manual.
MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v1.16 Replacement Manual Pages and Change Tables October 2018 MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v1.16 (R) Replacement pages for this year’s manual changes if you wish to updated your existing paper-based manual with just the pages that have changed. It also includes the change tables that crosswalk the changes made to this year’s manual.
MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual (v1.16R) Errata (v1) (updated Oct. 2018) This PDF file contains the updates from the Oct. 1, 2018 errata.
MDS 3.0 RAI User's Manual (v1.16R) Errata (v1.1) (updated February 2019) This errata contains section J revisions.
MDS 3.0 Appendix B - State RAI Contacts (updated January 2018)
DRAFT version of the 2019 MDS item sets v1.17.0 (January 2019)
The question and answer (Q+A) for the July 31/August 1, 2018, Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Training is now available.
SNF QRP Quarterly FAQ Update (Q3 2018) This Q&A includes Q&As related to section GG items GG0170N and GG0170O.

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MDS 3.0 Title Page V1.16 MDS 3.0 TOC V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 1 V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 2 V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 Intro V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section A V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section B V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section C V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section D V1.16 MDS 3 0 Chapter 3 - Section E V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section F V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section G V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section GG V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section H V1.16 MDS 3 0 Chapter 3 - Section I V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section J V1.16R MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section K V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section L V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section M V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section N V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section O V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section P V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section Q V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section S V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section V V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section X V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 3 - Section Z V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 4 V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 5 V1.16 MDS 3.0 Chapter 6 V1.16

MDS 3.0 Appendix A V1.16 MDS 3.0 Appendix B V1.16 MDS 3.0 Appendix C V1.16 MDS 3.0 Appendix D V1.16 MDS 3.0 Appendix E V1.16 MDS 3.0 Appendix F Cover Page V1.16 MDS 3.0 V1.16 Item Matrix Oct 2018 MDS 3.0 Appendix G V1.16 MDS 3.0 Appendix H Cover Page V1.16 MDS 3.0 Appendix H LTC Facilities - SNF and NF - MDS Forms v1.16.1 (October 2018) MDS 3.0 Appendix H Swing Bed - MDS Forms v1.16.1 (October 2018)

MDS 3.0 NC Comp V1.16.1 MDS 3.0 ND - Discharge V1.16.1 MDS 3.0 NO SO OMRA V1.16.1 MDS 3.0 NOD OMRA V1.16.1 MDS 3.0 NP PPS V1.16.1 MDS 3.0 NQ Quarterly V1.16.1 MDS 3.0 Item Changes V1.16.1 MDS 3.0 NS SS OMRA-SOT V1.16.1 MDS 3.0 NSD OMRA-SOT-Dschg V1.16.1 MDS 3.0 NT ST Track V1.16.1 MDS 3.0 SD Dschg V1.16.1 MDS 3.0 SOD OMRA-Other-Dschg V1.16.1 MDS 3.0 SP PPS V1.16.1 MDS 3.0 SSD OMRA-SOT-Dschg V1.16.1

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