Discharge OASIS is required for what purpose?

• A. Discharge OASIS
• B. Transfer Date
• C. Valid Referral
• D. Hospitalist Referral

Answer: (A)

Discharge OASIS is used to capture the patient's final status at the end of the home health episode. It documents functional and clinical status, outcomes, and the reason for discharge, and it feeds into final billing, quality reporting, and care-transition planning. This assessment is completed whenever the patient leaves home health services, regardless of where they go next.

The other options relate to administrative actions or pre-admission steps rather than the purpose of the discharge assessment. A transfer date records when a transfer occurs, not the final status at discharge. Valid referrals and hospitalist referrals are about initiating care or coordinating services before or during an episode, not about the discharge documentation.