Effective June 5, 2009 LTC Providers will note the following changes:

• Providers will no longer be able to correct a form on the LTC Online Portal that is in a status of either Form Inactivated or Invalid/Complete.  This includes MDS Comprehensive, MDS Quarterly, PASARR, MN and LOC, 3618 and 3619.
• Providers will no longer be able to inactivate a form that is in Corrected status on the LTC Online Portal.  This includes MDS Comprehensive, MDS Quarterly, PASARR, MN and LOC, 3618 and 3619.
• Dates of birth for clients born before the year 1900 will now be accepted on the MN and LOC assessment.
• Providers who enter an invalid ICD-9 diagnosis code will receive an error message prompting them to correct the invalid code.  The error message states “Please enter a valid diagnosis code.”
• After saving a draft form on the LTC Online Portal, the newly saved draft will display under “My Drafts” without the provider having to refresh the screen.
• Third-party vendors will no longer be able to correct a form in Corrected, SAS Request Pending or Form Inactivated status.

For any questions regarding these changes please contact TMHP at

1-800-626-4117, Option 1.