Standards for long-term care documentation are regulated by:
a. OBRA.
b. Title XXII.
c. nursing diagnoses.
d. the care plan.
A
OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) was a significant Medicare and Medicaid legislation for long-term health care documentation.
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