F-Tag F0758 — Psychotropic Drugs-PRN Use
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
F-Tag F0758 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering psychotropic drugs-prn use. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 6,186 times across 4,895 unique facilities. 6 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is L.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0758
- California — 952 citations
- Ohio — 446 citations
- Illinois — 377 citations
- Kansas — 285 citations
- Missouri — 250 citations
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