Deficiency tags › F0646
F0646
Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 65 | 7% |
| California | 31 | 3% |
| Washington | 15 | 8% |
| Massachusetts | 14 | 4% |
| North Carolina | 13 | 3% |
| Texas | 12 | 1% |
| Mississippi | 9 | 4% |
| Illinois | 7 | 1% |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 2% |
| Connecticut | 6 | 3% |
| Missouri | 5 | 1% |
| Colorado | 5 | 2% |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 1% |
| Delaware | 4 | 9% |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 1% |
| Florida | 4 | 1% |
| Indiana | 3 | 1% |
| Michigan | 3 | 1% |
| Virginia | 3 | 1% |
| Tennessee | 3 | 1% |
| Iowa | 2 | 1% |
| Minnesota | 2 | 1% |
| Nevada | 2 | 3% |
| Idaho | 2 | 3% |
| Maine | 2 | 3% |
| West Virginia | 1 | 1% |
| Montana | 1 | 2% |
| Kansas | 1 | 0% |
| Georgia | 1 | 0% |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0% |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0% |
| Arizona | 1 | 1% |
| Maryland | 1 | 0% |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1% |
Most recent citations
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0646 mean?
F0646 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition. It falls under resident assessment and care planning deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0646?
236 citations at 228 facilities (2% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 0 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0646 most?
Ohio (65), California (31), Washington (15), Massachusetts (14), North Carolina (13).