CMS Issues Draft MDS 3.0 Nursing Home Comprehensive Item Set

A draft version of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) Nursing Home Comprehensive Item Set version 1.18.11 is now available for review on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website here. CMS released the draft on Sept. 2, 2022 ahead of the October 2023 implementation. The changes include:

• Removal of Section G;
• Replacement of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 with the PHQ 2-9; and
• Addition of items related to the two Transfer of Health Information measures and the Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements (SPADEs).

CMS plans to release the final version of the MDS Item Sets later in 2022, which will be effective Oct. 1, 2023. LeadingAge NY will continue to monitor and inform members of any updates to the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual.

Questions can be directed to a LeadingAge NY ProCare Consultant by calling 518-867-8383.