Transcript: Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease that affects hemoglobin, the oxygen transport molecule in the blood. The disease gets its name from to the shape of the red blood cells under certain conditions.
â¢ The MDS completion date (Item Z0500B) must be no later than 14 days from the ARD (i.e., ARD + 14 calendar days) and no later than 14 days after the determination that the criteria for a SCSA were met.
For SOTs other than Short Stay Assessments, the ARD must be day five, six, or seven from the earliest date of the first therapy (PT, OT, or SLP) to evaluate the resident as recorded in MDS items O0400A5, B5, or C5. The rules for setting ARDs on the MDS form would apply to the SOT as well as scheduled assessments. This means that facility staff must input the ARD onto the MDS form/item set either on a hard copy or the computerized form/item set on day five, six, or seven from the earliest therapy start date.