A client is discharged from the hospital and will receive only PT after the hospitalization. Our agency does not allow PT to do SOC nor ROC assessments. I know the RN may not complete the OASIS assessment before the first billable visit at SOC, but may the RN see the patient before the therapist when the patient is coming home from the hospital?
The Comprehensive Assessment of Patients Condition of Participation (484.55) (d) states the comprehensive assessment must be completed within 48 hours of the
patient’s return home from the inpatient facility stay of 24 hours or longer for reasons other than diagnostic testing. It is acceptable for the RN to make a non-billable visit in a
PT only case and complete the ROC assessment within 48 hours of discharge and the PT to visit to evaluate either before or after the RN’s assessment visit, as long as the PT
visit timing meets federal and state requirements, physician’s orders, and is deemed reasonable by professional practice standards. The resumption of care date (reported in M0032) is the first visit following an inpatient stay, regardless of who provides it, whether or not the visit is billable, and whether or not the ROC assessment is completed on that first visit.
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