F-Tag F0926 — Smoking Policies
Category: Environmental Deficiencies
F-Tag F0926 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering smoking policies. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 256 times across 239 unique facilities. 7 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is L.
Have policies on smoking.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0926
- Texas — 91 citations
- California — 39 citations
- Ohio — 39 citations
- Pennsylvania — 16 citations
- Florida — 9 citations
Related F-Tags in Environmental Deficiencies
- F-Tag F0921 — Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (3,414 citations)
- F-Tag F0908 — Keep all essential equipment working safely. (1,882 citations)
- F-Tag F0925 — Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (1,837 citations)
- F-Tag F0919 — Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (1,736 citations)
- F-Tag F0912 — Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. (1,021 citations)
Plan of Correction Resources
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
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- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
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