F-Tag Reference Guide — All 303 CMS Deficiency Tags

F-Tags are the federal regulatory framework CMS uses to evaluate skilled nursing facility compliance. This reference covers all 303 F-Tags with 419,452 total citations analyzed from official CMS Health Deficiency data. Each F-Tag page includes severity breakdowns, top-cited states, frequently co-cited tags, and Plan of Correction guidance.

Top 25 Most-Cited F-Tags

  1. F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 23,352 citations
  2. F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 21,405 citations
  3. F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 19,893 citations
  4. F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 16,397 citations
  5. F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 14,820 citations
  6. F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 13,378 citations
  7. F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 10,325 citations
  8. F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 9,401 citations
  9. F-Tag F0550: Resident Rights/Exercise of Rights — 8,999 citations
  10. F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 8,932 citations
  11. F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 8,840 citations
  12. F-Tag F0755: Pharmacy Services/Procedures/Pharmacist/Records — 8,756 citations
  13. F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 8,745 citations
  14. F-Tag F0686: Treatment/Services to Prevent/Heal Pressure Ulcers — 8,731 citations
  15. F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 8,671 citations
  16. F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 8,039 citations
  17. F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 7,338 citations
  18. F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 6,892 citations
  19. F-Tag F0690: Bowel/Bladder Incontinence Catheter UTI — 6,296 citations
  20. F-Tag F0758: Psychotropic Drugs-PRN Use — 6,186 citations
  21. F-Tag F0580: Notify of Changes (Injury/Decline/Room etc.) — 6,045 citations
  22. F-Tag F0610: Investigate/Prevent/Correct Alleged Violations — 5,723 citations
  23. F-Tag F0692: Nutrition/Hydration Status Maintenance — 5,319 citations
  24. F-Tag F0759: Free of Medication Error Rates of 5% or More — 4,762 citations
  25. F-Tag F0760: Residents are Free of Significant Medication Errors — 4,755 citations

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