Beginning on July 1, 2025, agencies will be required to collect and submit OASIS data on all patients, regardless of payer. The policy will be voluntary beginning Jan. 1, 2025.
 
CMS is preparing agencies for the change with a new Q&A addressing some of the most frequent questions.
 
For example, CMS explains that prior to Jan. 1, OASIS assessments should only be submitted for  Medicare and Medicaid patients.
“If at least one of the first four responses for M0150 - Current Payment Sources for Home Care is not selected, any attempted submission to iQIES prior to Jan. 1, 2025, will be rejected,” CMS notes. “While an agency may decide to complete OASIS assessments on this patient, no OASIS SOC or subsequent OASIS should be submitted to iQIES for a non-Medicare/non-Medicaid patient with an OASIS Start of Care (SOC) M0090 prior to Jan. 1, 2025, including any completed in 2025.”