Deficiency tags › F0727
F0727
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services 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 | 284 | 24% |
| Illinois | 271 | 41% |
| Missouri | 168 | 34% |
| California | 158 | 14% |
| Ohio | 156 | 17% |
| Oklahoma | 84 | 30% |
| Indiana | 66 | 13% |
| North Carolina | 64 | 15% |
| Virginia | 64 | 22% |
| Kansas | 57 | 19% |
| Michigan | 47 | 11% |
| Oregon | 47 | 37% |
| Iowa | 46 | 12% |
| Minnesota | 45 | 13% |
| Massachusetts | 40 | 12% |
| New Jersey | 31 | 9% |
| Tennessee | 31 | 10% |
| New York | 26 | 4% |
| Washington | 26 | 13% |
| Louisiana | 25 | 9% |
| Georgia | 25 | 7% |
| Wisconsin | 25 | 8% |
| Arizona | 23 | 16% |
| Idaho | 18 | 23% |
| Maryland | 17 | 8% |
| West Virginia | 16 | 13% |
| Colorado | 15 | 7% |
| Nebraska | 15 | 8% |
| Florida | 14 | 2% |
| Arkansas | 14 | 6% |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | 2% |
| New Mexico | 11 | 16% |
| South Carolina | 11 | 6% |
| Montana | 11 | 18% |
| South Dakota | 10 | 10% |
| Maine | 9 | 12% |
| Kentucky | 9 | 3% |
| Nevada | 8 | 12% |
| New Hampshire | 7 | 10% |
| Connecticut | 6 | 3% |
| Mississippi | 6 | 3% |
| Wyoming | 6 | 17% |
| Hawaii | 6 | 14% |
| Alaska | 5 | 25% |
| Utah | 4 | 4% |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 33% |
| North Dakota | 3 | 4% |
| Vermont | 2 | 6% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0727 mean?
F0727 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. It falls under nursing and physician services deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0727?
2,048 citations at 1,575 facilities (11% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 6 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0727 most?
Texas (284), Illinois (271), Missouri (168), California (158), Ohio (156).