42 CFR 483 §483.25(g) (nutrition/hydration) with State Operations Manual Appendix PP F692; F693; F684.
CMS MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual v1.20.1 (eff. 1 Oct 2025), Section K (weight loss/gain refined in v1.20.1; nutritional approaches).
IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative) framework where adopted; Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics guidance (verify edition).
CMS Pub. 100-02 Chapter 8 (enteral feeding as a covered skilled service). DiraChart Foundations 1.1–1.11.
Standing flags. Model notes are scaffolds — fill with the shift’s actual values and confirm every threshold against current orders and the care plan. Coverage rules, MDS item sets, and F-tag guidance change; verify against the current published source. MAC/LCD and accreditation items are facility-fill.
