THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that that Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) adopt as policy that Mental Status be instituted when information is transmitted as patients transition between sites of care - both within an individual facility and from one distinct care site to another;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
- Mental status abnormality present or absent;
- Features of cognition, including normal or abnormal alertness, orientation, attention, and/or thinking (psychosis);
- Etiology of a mental status abnormality or change, if present;
- Time course of a mental status abnormality or change, if present, including recency, expected duration, and permanence;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) modify the current PALTmed Universal Transfer Form to reflect this policy change;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) bring a resolution to the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates advocating for accurate mental status reporting.
Note: Effective August 13, 2024, AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is now Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed).