Final OASIS-E Issued

NAHC Report

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final OASIS-E. The assessment instrument cleared  the Office of Management and Budget on November 31, 2022. In addition to finalizing the assessment tool, CMS issued a number of changes from the draft to final instrument and Manual. The changes are technical, typographical, or related to guidance updates.

The OASIS-E is effective January 1, 2023. When determining which version of the OASIS CMS instructs agencies that the OASIS-E data collection will begin with OASIS assessments with a M0090 date on or after January 1, 2023.