| Answer | Expresses complex ideas, feelings, and needs clearly, completely, and easily in all situations with no observable impairment. | LA6197-3 |
| Answer | Min diff in xpressing ideas/needs (may take xtra time, occasional errors in word choice/grammar/speech intelligibility, needs min prompting or assist). | LA6262-5 |
| Answer | Xpresses simple ideas/needs w/moderate diff (needs prompting or assist, errors in word choice, org. or speech intell). Speaks in phrases/short sentcs. | LA6455-5 |
| Answer | Has severe difficulty expressing basic ideas or needs and requires max assistance or guessing by listener. Speech limited to single words or short phrases. | LA6210-4 |
| Answer | UNABLE to xpress basic needs even w/maximal prompting or assist but is not comatose/unresponsive (e.g., speech is nonsensical/unintelligible). | LA6429-0 |
| Answer | Patient nonresponsive or unable to speak. | LA6336-7 |
| answers-for | Sensory status - speech and oral expression of language [OASIS] | 46531-0 |
| LONG_COMMON_NAME | en-US | OASIS_M0410_Speech |
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