Deficiency tags › F0583
F0583
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies. The wording is the CMS summary of the requirement; the full text is in the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP.
By state
"Share" is citations divided by the number of certified facilities in the state, so a value over 100% means more than one citation per facility on average.
| State | Citations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 426 | 36% |
| California | 389 | 33% |
| Ohio | 146 | 16% |
| Illinois | 141 | 21% |
| Pennsylvania | 141 | 21% |
| Florida | 92 | 13% |
| Virginia | 77 | 27% |
| Maryland | 67 | 30% |
| Missouri | 65 | 13% |
| Indiana | 65 | 13% |
| New York | 59 | 10% |
| North Carolina | 57 | 14% |
| Michigan | 53 | 13% |
| Minnesota | 52 | 15% |
| West Virginia | 52 | 42% |
| Arkansas | 48 | 22% |
| Massachusetts | 45 | 13% |
| Wisconsin | 44 | 14% |
| Louisiana | 34 | 13% |
| Oklahoma | 34 | 12% |
| Mississippi | 32 | 16% |
| Washington | 32 | 17% |
| New Jersey | 31 | 9% |
| Alabama | 30 | 13% |
| Tennessee | 29 | 10% |
| Kansas | 27 | 9% |
| Kentucky | 27 | 10% |
| New Mexico | 24 | 35% |
| Colorado | 21 | 10% |
| Arizona | 20 | 14% |
| Georgia | 20 | 6% |
| Oregon | 17 | 13% |
| South Dakota | 17 | 18% |
| Connecticut | 16 | 8% |
| Iowa | 14 | 4% |
| Montana | 14 | 23% |
| South Carolina | 14 | 7% |
| Utah | 11 | 11% |
| North Dakota | 11 | 15% |
| Maine | 10 | 13% |
| Hawaii | 9 | 21% |
| Rhode Island | 8 | 11% |
| Nevada | 8 | 12% |
| Idaho | 8 | 10% |
| Nebraska | 7 | 4% |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 56% |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 7% |
| Delaware | 4 | 9% |
| Vermont | 4 | 12% |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 18% |
| Wyoming | 2 | 6% |
| Alaska | 1 | 5% |
Most recent citations
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0583 mean?
F0583 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. It falls under resident rights deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0583?
2,568 citations at 2,254 facilities (15% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 9 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0583 most?
Texas (426), California (389), Ohio (146), Illinois (141), Pennsylvania (141).