Transcript: Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease that affects hemoglobin, the oxygen transport molecule in the blood. The disease gets its name from to the shape of the red blood cells under certain conditions.
â¢ The MDS completion date (Item Z0500B) must be no later than 14 days from the ARD (i.e., ARD + 14 calendar days) and no later than 14 days after the determination that the criteria for a SCSA were met.
Answer: As stated in the August 23rd clarification memo (which can be found on the CMS SNF. PPS website), the ARD for unscheduled PPS assessments can be set for a day within the. allowable ARD window after the ARD window has passed.