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New CMS memo: MDS 3.0 Discharge assessments must be completed when a resident transfers from a Medicare and/or Medicaid certified bed to a non-certified bed

November 25, 2014

CMS has issued a new memo to State Survey Directors reinforcing the requirement for the completion of discharge assessments when a resident is transferred from a Medicare-and/or Medicaid-certified bed (i.e., a bed located within a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or a Nursing Facility (NF) to a non-certified bed.