483.20 - Resident Assessments

F636: Comprehensive Assessments & Timing

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What this regulation requires

The facility must conduct initially and periodically a comprehensive, accurate, standardized reproducible assessment of each resident’s functional capacity.

Source: CMS State Operations Manual, Appendix PP | 42 CFR § 483.20

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