0
No
if the interview should not be conducted because the resident is
rarely/never understood; cannot respond verbally, in writing, or using another method; or
an interpreter is needed but not available.
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C0100Section Cv1.20.1Manual page C-1
Should Brief Interview for Mental Status Be Conducted?
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Answer Codes
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Response format: Coded response
1
Yes
if the interview should be conducted because the resident is at least
sometimes understood verbally, in writing, or using another method, and if an interpreter
is needed, one is available.
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Coding Guidance
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Steps for Assessment
1. Interact with the resident using their preferred language (See A1110). Be sure they can hear
you and/or have access to their preferred method for communication. If the resident needs or
requires an interpreter, complete the interview with an interpreter. If the resident appears
unable to communicate, offer alternatives such as writing, pointing, sign language, or cue
cards.
2. Determine if the resident is rarely/never understood verbally, in writing, or using another
method. If rarely/never understood, skip to C0600, Should the Staff Assessment for Mental
Status be Conducted?, unless the assessment being completed is a stand-alone Part A PPS
Discharge; if that is the case, then skip to C1310. Signs and Symptoms of Delirium.
C0100: Should Brief Interview for Mental Status Be Conducted?
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Coding Instructions
•
Code 0, no: if the interview should not be conducted because the resident is
rarely/never understood; cannot respond verbally, in writing, or using another method; or
an interpreter is needed but not available.
•
Code 1, yes: if the interview should be conducted because the resident is at least
sometimes understood verbally, in writing, or using another method, and if an interpreter
is needed, one is available.
Coding Tips
•
Attempt to conduct the interview with ALL residents. This interview is conducted during
the look-back period of the Assessment Reference Date (ARD) and is not contingent
upon item B0700, Makes Self Understood.
•
If the resident needs an interpreter, including a resident who uses American Sign
Language (ASL), every effort should be made to have an interpreter present for the
BIMS. If it is not possible for a needed interpreter to participate on the day of the
interview, code C0100 = 0 to indicate interview not attempted and complete C0600-
C1000, Staff Assessment for Mental Status.
•
If the resident interview was not conducted within the look-back period (preferably the
day before or the day of) the ARD, item C0100 must be coded 1, Yes, and the standard
“no information” code (a dash “-”) entered in the resident interview items.
•
Do not complete the Staff Assessment for Mental Status items (C0700–C1000) if the
resident interview should have been conducted but was not done.
•
Because a PDPM cognitive level is utilized in the speech language pathology (SLP)
payment component of PDPM, only in the case of PPS assessments, staff may complete
the Staff Assessment for Mental Status for an interviewable resident when the resident is
unexpectedly discharged from a Part A stay prior to the completion of the BIMS. In this
case, the assessor should enter 0, No in C0100: Should Brief Interview for Mental Status
Be Conducted? and proceed to the Staff Assessment for Mental Status.
C0200–C0500: Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS)
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