F-Tag F0841 — Responsibilities of Medical Director
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
F-Tag F0841 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering responsibilities of medical director. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 106 times across 103 unique facilities. 12 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is L.
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0841
- California — 16 citations
- Vermont — 11 citations
- New York — 7 citations
- Ohio — 6 citations
- New Jersey — 5 citations
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