CMS has released the July 2026 OASIS Q&As, which are updated quarterly to address questions submitted to CMS help desks. Because these responses may be time-limited, they can be superseded by future CMS guidance.
This update includes an important clarification that non-Medicare/non-Medicaid OASIS data will be used to calculate a home health agency's Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP) Annual Payment Update (APU) compliance for patients with an OASIS Start of Care (SOC) M0090 date on or after January 1, 2027.
CMS also issued revised guidance for coding M1060 (Height and Weight) and M1311 (Current Number of Unhealed Pressure Ulcers/Injuries at Each Stage). The responses provided in the July 2026 Q&As supersede the guidance in the OASIS-E2 Guidance Manual. Home health agencies should review these updates carefully and ensure clinical staff are informed of the revised coding guidance.