F-Tag F0808 — Therapeutic Diet Prescribed by Physician
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
F-Tag F0808 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering therapeutic diet prescribed by physician. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 718 times across 668 unique facilities. 14 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is K.
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0808
- California — 161 citations
- Illinois — 89 citations
- Texas — 55 citations
- Florida — 52 citations
- Ohio — 39 citations
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