Re: RE: RE: RE: Counting Minutes in PPS

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Mark -

You wrote:

>If I understand the " 720 minute rule " , you must count >the minutes

rendered

>during *5 consecutive days* during the assessment >period.

Do you have a reference point for the '5 consecutive days' requirement?

I have never seen this in HCFA's publications or the Federal Register.

Did I miss something?

Dean Myers, PT

Re: RE: RE: Counting Minutes in PPS

Dean, et al:

You wrote:

> As stated by HCFA, the assessment reference date of the 5 day

> MDS assessment can be any day from day 1-8. Therefore, if you pick a

> ref. date of day 7 then you would have to provide 720 minutes during

> days 1-7. If you pick day 6, then during days 1-6.

>

If I understand the " 720 minute rule " , you must count the minutes

rendered

during *5 consecutive days* during the assessment period. If your

reference

date is Day 7, you tally minutes for Days 3-7 (not 1-7). If your

reference date

is Day 6, you count minutes on Days 2-6 (not 1-6). In other words, HCFA

grants

a sliding 5-day window for the initial assessment period.

Is that correct gang? I really hope I'm not making this more murky ...

Mark

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Mark R Eliason, PT

Apple Valley, MN, USA

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