Oasis C

OASIS Coordinators' Conference

Reference Manual

Tab 3:
OASIS-C Guidance
Manual, Chapter 3 –
OASIS Item Guidance

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

RM-143

OASIS Coordinators' Conference

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

RM-144

OASIS Coordinators' Conference

CHAPTER 3 – OASIS ITEM GUIDANCE
Chapter 3 contains item-specific guidance for each OASIS item.Item-specific guidance is no
longer contained in a single document, but has been divided into sections that can be accessed
through individual links. The sections contained in this chapter are as follows:
A - Patient Tracking
B - Clinical Record Items
C - Patient History & Diagnoses
D - Living Arrangements
E - Sensory Status
F - Integumentary Status
G - Respiratory Status
H - CardiacStatus
I - Elimination Status
J - Neuro/Emotional/Behavioral Status
K - ADLs/IADLs
L - Medications
M - Care Management
N - Therapy Need and Plan of Care
O - Emergent Care
P - Discharge

OASIS-C Guidance Manual
September 2009 for 2010 Implementation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Chapter 3-1

RM-145

OASIS Coordinators' ConferenceCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services

RM-146

OASIS Coordinators' Conference

OASIS Item Guidance

Patient Tracking

OASIS ITEM
(M0010)

CMS Certification Number: __ __ __ __ __ __

ITEM INTENT
Specifies the agency’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) certification number (CCN/Medicare
provider number).

TIME POINTS ITEM(S) COMPLETED
SOC (Patient TrackingSheet)

RESPONSE—SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
●

Enter the agency’s CMS certification (Medicare provider) number, if applicable. If agency is not Medicarecertified, leave blank.

●

This is NOT the Provider’s NPI number.

●

Preprinting this number on clinical documentation is allowed and recommended.

DATA SOURCES / RESOURCES
●

Agency administrator and billing staff

OASIS-CGuidance Manual
September 2009 for 2010 Implementation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Chapter 3: A-1
RM-147

OASIS Coordinators' Conference

OASIS Item Guidance

Patient Tracking

OASIS ITEM
(M0014)

Branch State: __ __

ITEM INTENT
Specifies the State where the agency branch office is located.

TIME POINTS ITEM(S) COMPLETED
SOC(Patient Tracking Sheet) and updated if change occurs during the episode.

RESPONSE—SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
●

Enter the two-letter postal service abbreviation of the State in which the branch office is located. Leave blank
if your agency has no branches or all branches are located in the same State.

●

Preprinting this number on clinical documentation is allowed and recommended.

DATASOURCES / RESOURCES
●

Agency or branch administrator

OASIS-C Guidance Manual
September 2009 for 2010 Implementation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Chapter 3: A-2
RM-148

OASIS Coordinators' Conference

OASIS Item Guidance

Patient Tracking

OASIS ITEM
(M0016)

Branch ID: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

ITEM INTENTSpecifies the branch identification code, as assigned by CMS. The identifier consists of 10 digits – the State code
as the first two digits, followed by Q (upper case), followed by the last four digits of the current Medicare provider
number, ending with the three-digit CMS-assigned branch number.

TIME POINTS ITEM(S) COMPLETED
SOC (Patient Tracking Sheet) and updated if change occurs during theepisode.

RESPONSE—SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
●

Enter the Federal branch identification number specified for this branch as assigned by CMS.

●

If you are an HHA with no branches, enter "N" followed by 9 blank spaces.

●

If you are a parent HHA that has branches, enter "P" followed by 9 blank spaces.

●

Preprinting this number on clinical documentation is allowed and recommended....