The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.18.11 have been updated and are now available in the Downloads section on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual page. Changes in this version (listed below) align the item sets with the Errata V3.01.3 for MDS Data Specifications V3.01.1 (FINAL) posted September 21, 2023, on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Technical Information page. 

For a full list of changes to the final posted item sets since v1, see the Item Set Change Table Supplement that accompanies the posting. The MDS Item Sets v1.18.11 were effective beginning October 1, 2023.

  • M0300G1 on NPE –Replaced erroneous skip pattern <Skip to N2005, Medication Intervention> with the correct one: <Skip to N0415, High-Risk Drug Classes: Use and Indication>
  • O0300A on NP and NQ –Corrected transposition of verbs in skip patterns (changed <Skip> to <Continue> in choice 0 and <Continue> to <Skip> in choice 1).
  • O0400 on NC and NQ — Removed completion language <Complete only when A0310B = 1 (complete O0400D2 when required by state)>.
  • O0400 on NP and SP –Removed completion language <Complete only when A0310B = 1>.
  • O0420 on NC, NP, and NQ —Removed completion language <Complete only when A0310B = 1>.
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