| Answer | Expresses complex ideas, feelings, and needs clearly, completely, and easily in all situations with no observable impairment. | LA6197-3 |
| Answer | Minimal difficulty in expressing ideas and needs (may take extra time; makes occasional errors in word choice, grammar or speech intelligibility; needs minimal prompting or assistance). | LA12181-6 |
| Answer | Expresses simple ideas or needs with moderate difficulty (needs prompting or assistance, errors in word choice, organization or speech intelligibility). Speaks in phrases or short sentences. | LA12182-4 |
| Answer | Has severe difficulty expressing basic ideas or needs and requires maximal assistance or guessing by listener. Speech limited to single words or short phrases. | LA12183-2 |
| Answer | Unable to express basic needs even with maximal prompting or assistance but is not comatose or unresponsive (for example, speech is nonsensical or unintelligible). | LA12184-0 |
| Answer | Patient nonresponsive or unable to speak. | LA6336-7 |
| answers-for | Speech and oral expression of language during assessment period [CMS Assessment] | 57218-0 |
| LONG_COMMON_NAME | en-US | OASIS-C_M1230 |
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