Time Line Grid
Guidance for clarifying the time frames for MDS completion, data entry, editing, locking and transmission and has been released for review and comment with the draft State Operations Manual.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 01, 2020
The Time Line Grid was developed in response to requests from the Industry to clarify the time frames for MDS completion, data entry, editing, locking and transmission and has been released for review and comment with the draft State Operations Manual. The final grid will be published in a State Operations Manual issuance and on this web site in late spring or early summer.
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