F-Tag F0246 — Unknown Regulation
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
F-Tag F0246 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering unknown regulation. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 9 times across 9 unique facilities. The top recorded severity for this tag is E.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0246
Related F-Tags in Resident Rights Deficiencies
- F-Tag F0550 — Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (8,999 citations)
- F-Tag F0584 — Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (8,840 citations)
- F-Tag F0580 — Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (6,045 citations)
- F-Tag F0558 — Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (4,617 citations)
- F-Tag F0578 — Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (4,456 citations)
Plan of Correction Resources
- Generate a Plan of Correction for F-Tag F0246
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
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