| BASIS Questions and Answers |
| Assessment |
| Question |
| Do people who are shown to be waiting for services in BASIS need to have their Assessment Section (DDP) updated annually? |
| Answer |
| Yes. If they still want services and would accept them within three years of the last update, the Assessment portion must be |
| Question |
| Do you change the date in the Assessment when you change the type of report? |
| Answer |
| No, you do not change the date. |
| Question |
| Do we have to complete the Assessment section of BASIS on everyone we are serving? |
| Answer |
| If they are 5 years of age, and meet the MR/DD definition, you must complete all sections annually, regardless of how their services |
| are funded. You also must complete all sections for anyone 5 years of age who is waiting for service. |
| Question |
| What type of report is marked for individuals transferring from one CDDO to another? Does the new CDDO enter the Assessment as |
| an Initial even though it was existing at the originating CDDO? |
| Answer |
| No. You should mark it as Transfer from another Facility. You may not change any of the data in the fields from what the sending |
| CDDO had, unless it is time for a Re-evaluation. |
| Question |
| I submitted an initial assessment for an April birth date but the assessment date was keyed in as 04/01/99 when it should have been |
| 04/01/00. How do we correct the assessment date? |
| Answer |
| If you catch the error prior to the cut off date for processing that month's data, you can change the date and change the evaluation |
| type to Annual and resubmit. It should be fine. If the processing cut off for that month is passed, you will need to get special |
| permission from CSS to change the assessment date, then you will need to change assessment type to Special Permission by |
| MH/DD.. |
| Question |
| When do we use Initial Assessment? |
| Answer |
| Initial Assessment should only be used the first time the person has an assessment. It does not matter who the original CDDO was. |
| On the next assessment, you would use either Readmit to the same facility or Transfer from another facility. |
| Question |
| In the Assessment Section, Medical Conditions - indicate yes or no for each of the following: Respiratory, Cardiovascular, |
| Gastro-Intestingal, Genito-Urinary, Neoplastic Disease and Neurological Diseases. Is Cerebral Palsy considered a Neurological |
| Answer |
| No, Cerebral Palsy is not a neurological disease. It is a disabling condition which should be listed in #18 on the Information |
| Question |
| If a client receives dialysis twice a week (or at all) does this need to be marked as yes on (5d) Receive Medication by Injection? |
| If a client has a Baclophen pump does this need to be marked as yes on (5d)? A Baclophen pump is a pump about the size of a |
| walkman. It is inserted just underneath the surface of the skin in the abdominal area. This pump releases medications on a time |
| release. It has to be refilled every 3 months and a new one has to be inserted every 4-5 years. |
| Answer |
| No. Both of these should be captured in the medical consequences section - Question 6. |
| Thursday, June 07, 2001 |
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