{"ref":"PA-HH-ASM-02","title":"OASIS Data Collection, Accuracy, and Transmission","category":"Patient care","summary":"Applies only if the Agency is Medicare-certified. Sets out how OASIS items are collected as part of the comprehensive assessment, how the data is checked for accuracy, encoded and transmitted to the CMS system within 30 days of completing the assessment, how errors are corrected, how the OASIS privacy notice is given, and how patient-identifiable OASIS information is kept confidential. A licensed-only Agency does not collect or transmit OASIS.","inShort":["This policy applies only if the Agency is Medicare-certified.","Answer every OASIS item to show the patient’s condition at the time of the assessment, following the current CMS guidance.","Every completed OASIS assessment must be transmitted to CMS within 30 days of completing it.","Never change an answer to improve payment or scores; corrections follow the CMS rules.","Give the OASIS privacy notice at the first visit and keep OASIS data confidential."],"primaryCitation":"42 CFR §484.45","citations":["28 Pa. Code §601.36(c)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.45","42 CFR §484.55(c)(8)","42 CFR §484.55(d)","42 CFR §484.40","42 CFR §484.50(a)(1)(iii)","42 CFR §484.65(b)(1)"],"surveyorAsks":["Who completes OASIS here, and how are they trained?","Show me the date this assessment was completed and the date it was accepted by CMS."],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §484.45)","5. Who Collects OASIS and When","6. Accuracy Review Before Transmission","7. Encoding and Transmission","8. Corrections","9. Privacy Notice and Confidentiality","10. Monitoring and Use of Data","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"pa-hha","state":"Pennsylvania","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}