MDS Validation Program for nursing facilities
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals from qualified offerors experienced in the management of Minimum Data Set (MDS) validation programs for nursing facilities. The offeror will assume responsibility for the existing MDS Validation Program in the State and will assist in making the transition from the MDS 2.0 to the MDS 3.0 in the fall of the second year of the new contract.
The Offeror awarded the contract will assume responsibility for the ongoing operations of the program to verify the MDS evaluations as completed by nursing facilities; implement the transition from MDS 2.0 to MDS 3.0 Validation; and train nursing facilities on MDS, the transition, and the use of the RUG-Ill reimbursement system. In addition, the Contractor shall be required to develop Case Mix Indices to be used by the state for nursing facility rate setting.
