F-Tag F0945 — Infection Control Training
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
F-Tag F0945 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering infection control training. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 136 times across 131 unique facilities. 1 citation has reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is L.
Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0945
- Texas — 28 citations
- Pennsylvania — 18 citations
- Wisconsin — 10 citations
- California — 10 citations
- Massachusetts — 8 citations
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- F-Tag F0882 — Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. (863 citations)