CMS issues Clarification to LS Antipsychotic Measure

• By: Maureen Carland
• On: 04/01/2026 11:24:50
• In: Quality/Regulatory

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted errata change table document to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Quality Measures (QM) User's Manual v18.0. This document is related to the clarification of details for the Long-Stay Antipsychotic measure in Chapter 1, Section 6, effective January 1, 2026. CMS removed language noting that the initial data collection period in January 2026 would use 7/1/2025 through 9/30/2025, with subsequent updates following on a quarterly schedule.
 
CMS also notes that the revised measure will be available in the iQIES MDS 3.0 Facility-Level and Resident-Level Quality Measure (QM) reports beginning with Q2 2024. 
 
Several of the supplemental files referenced in the manual have also been updated, including the HCPCS and the NDC codes for antipsychotic medications, as the previous versions were not up to date. A new file was added to separate Medicaid hospice codes from the Medicare Part A codes. No changes were made to the diagnosis exclusion ICD-10 codes or Medicare Part A Hospice codes.
 
The errata documents, including the updated manual, errata change tables, and associated files can be found in the Downloads section on the NHQI Quality Measures webpage.?Please email questions to?regulatory@ahca.org.
 
Staff contact:mcarland[at]mehca.org
 
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