CMS Announces Updated Final MDS 3.0 Item Sets version 1.18.11 v6

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Published:October 20, 2023
Dan Ciolek

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted updates to the final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.18.11 that are now available in the Downloads section on the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual page. Changes in this version (listed below) align the item sets with the Errata V3.01.3 for MDS Data Specifications V3.01.1 (FINAL) posted September 21, 2023, on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Technical Information page.  

For a full list of changes to the final posted item sets since v1, see the Item Set Change Table Supplement. The MDS Item Sets v1.18.11 were effective beginning October 1, 2023.  

Specific MDS item changes to correct skip pattern and completion language in this update include: 

  • M0300G1 on NPE: Replaced erroneous skip pattern <Skip to N2005, Medication Intervention> with the correct one: <Skip to N0415, High-Risk Drug Classes: Use and Indication>. 

  • O0300A on NP and NQ: Corrected transposition of verbs in skip patterns (changed <Skip> to <Continue> in choice 0 and <Continue> to <Skip> in choice 1). 

  • O0400 on NC and NQ: Removed completion language <Complete only when A0310B = 1 (complete O0400D2 when required by state)>. 

  • O0400 on NP and SP: Removed completion language <Complete only when A0310B = 1>. 

  • O0420 on NC, NP, and NQ: Removed completion language <Complete only when A0310B = 1>. 

Providers should refer to the updated MDS item set templates, as well as check with their MDS vendors to confirm when the updates have been applied to their software. 

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