M0906: CMS OASIS Q&As

If the agency policy is to have an RN complete the comprehensive assessment in a therapy-only case, the RN can perform the Discharge assessment after the last visit by the SLP. This planned visit should be documented on the Plan of Care. The RN visit to conduct the Discharge assessment is a non-billable visit. The date for M0906 (Discharge/Transfer/Death Date) would be determined by agency policy.

You will complete an RFA 8 – Death at Home OASIS. M0090 - Date assessment completed would be 12/04 -- the date you learned of the patient’s death and completed the assessment. M0906 - Discharge/Transfer/Death Date would be 12/01.

Transfer is not defined as the date the patient was transported to the inpatient facility, or the date that the patient was transported and/or treated in the emergency department. Assuming the patient's inpatient admission lasted 24 or more hours, and included care/services other than diagnostic testing, the Transfer date would be the actual date the patient was admitted to the inpatient facility. If, as in your example, the transportation occurred during the evening of 1/24, but the inpatient facility admission did not occur until 1/25, M0906 Discharge/Transfer/Death Date would be 1/25.