F-Tag F0712 — Physician Visits-Frequency/Timeliness/Alternate NPPs
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
F-Tag F0712 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering physician visits-frequency/timeliness/alternate npps. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 475 times across 448 unique facilities. 1 citation has reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is J.
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0712
- California — 47 citations
- New Jersey — 44 citations
- Ohio — 39 citations
- Massachusetts — 39 citations
- Texas — 26 citations
Related F-Tags in Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
- F-Tag F0725 — Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (3,232 citations)
- F-Tag F0732 — Post nurse staffing information every day. (2,832 citations)
- F-Tag F0726 — Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (2,611 citations)
- F-Tag F0727 — Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. (2,153 citations)
- F-Tag F0730 — Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. (1,439 citations)
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