A1550: Conditions Related to Intellectual Disability/Developmental Disability (ID/DD) Status

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A1550: Conditions Related to Intellectual Disability/Developmental Disability (ID/DD) Status

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A1550: Conditions Related to Intellectual Disability/Developmental Disability (ID/DD) Status

 

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DEFINITIONS

DOWN SYNDROME

A common genetic disorder in which a child is born with 47 rather than 46 chromosomes, resulting in developmental delays, intellectual disability, low muscle tone, and other possible effects.

AUTISM

A developmental disorder that is characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities and interests.

EPILEPSY

A common chronic neurological disorder that is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures.

To document conditions associated with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

 

Steps for Assessment

If resident is 22 years of age or older on the ARD, complete only if A0310A = 01 (Admission assessment).

 

If resident is 21 years of age or younger on the ARD, complete if A0310A = 01, 03, 04, or 05 (Admission assessment, Annual assessment, SCSA, Significant Correction to Prior Comprehensive Assessment).

 

Coding Instructions

Check all conditions related to ID/DD status that were present before age 22.

When age of onset is not specified, assume that the condition meets this criterion AND is likely to continue indefinitely.

Code A: if Down syndrome is present.

Code B: if autism is present.

Code C: if epilepsy is present.

Code D: if other organic condition related to ID/DD is present.

 

 

 
 
 

DEFINITION

OTHER ORGANIC CONDITION RELATED TO ID/DD

Examples of diagnostic conditions include congenital syphilis, maternal intoxication, mechanical injury at birth, prenatal hypoxia, neuronal lipid storage diseases, phenylketonuria (PKU), neurofibromatosis, microcephalus, macroencephaly, meningomyelocele, congenital hydrocephalus, etc.

 

Code E: if an ID/DD condition is present but the resident does not have any of the specific conditions listed.

Code Z: if ID/DD condition is not present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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