CMS Pub. 100-02, ch. 2, § 30.2

In accordance with 42 CFR 412.27(c) and 42 CFR 482.61(b), each patient must receive a

psychiatric evaluation that must—

(1) Be completed within 60 hours of admission;

(2) Include a medical history;

(3) Contain a record of mental status;

(4) Note the onset of illness and the circumstances leading to admission;

(5) Describe attitudes and behavior;

(6) Estimate intellectual functioning, memory functioning, and orientation; and

(7) Include an inventory of the patient’s assets in descriptive, not interpretative

fashion.