F-Tag F0552 — Right to be Informed/Make Treatment Decisions
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
F-Tag F0552 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering right to be informed/make treatment decisions. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 1,553 times across 1,318 unique facilities. 1 citation has reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is K.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0552
- California — 475 citations
- Texas — 140 citations
- Washington — 130 citations
- Massachusetts — 99 citations
- Oregon — 61 citations
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)