Source anchor
CMS MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v1.20.1 is the governed baseline currently attached to this lookup item.
Item Rationale
CMS MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v1.20.1 is the governed baseline currently attached to this lookup item.
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Item Rationale
Use this item when the facility is completing content tied to Section A and needs to stay anchored to v1.20.1.
This page is grounded in CMS MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v1.20.1. Review the exact text and locators before treating the item as final reference content.
Allows identification of resident. Also used for matching each of the resident’s records.
1. Ask resident, family, significant other, and/or
guardian/legally authorized representative.
LEGAL NAME Resident’s name as it appears on the Medicare card. If the resident is not enrolled in the Medicare program, use the resident’s name as it appears on a Medicaid card or other government-issued document.
2. Check the resident’s name on their Medicare card, or if not in the program, check a Medicaid
card or other government-issued document.
Use printed letters. Enter in the following order:
A. First Name B. Middle Initial (if the resident has no middle initial, leave Item A0500B blank; if the
resident has two or more middle names, use the initial of the first middle name)
C. Last Name D. Suffix (e.g., Jr./Sr.)