17) a resident on medicare part a finished therapy on october 26 but stayed skilled for nursing services. what assessments are required due to the discontinuation of therapy?

A) no assessment are required the 5 day will continue to pay for the entire medicare part a stay unless an interim payment assessmet (IPA) is completed

B) an interim payment assessment (IPA) is required to reset the rate after the end of therapy services

C) a part a PPS discharge assessment is required. a resident cannot continue skilled services for nursing only.

D) a part a pps discharge is required at the end of therapy treatment and a new 5 day is set to capture nursing only skilled services