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F0760
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Category: Pharmacy Service 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 |
|---|---|---|
| California | 666 | 57% |
| Ohio | 525 | 57% |
| Texas | 397 | 34% |
| Illinois | 385 | 58% |
| Missouri | 250 | 51% |
| Pennsylvania | 205 | 31% |
| Virginia | 171 | 59% |
| North Carolina | 166 | 40% |
| Iowa | 146 | 38% |
| New York | 144 | 24% |
| Massachusetts | 122 | 36% |
| Wisconsin | 117 | 36% |
| Washington | 113 | 59% |
| Colorado | 107 | 51% |
| Michigan | 107 | 25% |
| Rhode Island | 101 | 140% |
| Indiana | 94 | 19% |
| Minnesota | 87 | 26% |
| Florida | 75 | 11% |
| Maryland | 72 | 33% |
| Kansas | 71 | 24% |
| New Jersey | 61 | 18% |
| South Carolina | 57 | 30% |
| Nebraska | 57 | 32% |
| Tennessee | 46 | 15% |
| Connecticut | 46 | 24% |
| New Mexico | 45 | 66% |
| Oregon | 45 | 35% |
| Oklahoma | 43 | 15% |
| Utah | 40 | 41% |
| Georgia | 38 | 11% |
| Idaho | 35 | 44% |
| Mississippi | 32 | 16% |
| South Dakota | 25 | 26% |
| Kentucky | 25 | 9% |
| Delaware | 25 | 57% |
| Arkansas | 24 | 11% |
| Louisiana | 21 | 8% |
| Montana | 20 | 33% |
| Arizona | 15 | 11% |
| Vermont | 14 | 42% |
| West Virginia | 13 | 11% |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 15% |
| Alabama | 10 | 4% |
| North Dakota | 10 | 14% |
| Nevada | 10 | 15% |
| District of Columbia | 8 | 47% |
| Maine | 8 | 10% |
| Hawaii | 8 | 19% |
| Alaska | 7 | 35% |
| Wyoming | 3 | 8% |
Most recent citations
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0760 mean?
F0760 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. It falls under pharmacy service deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0760?
4,923 citations at 3,722 facilities (25% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 793 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0760 most?
California (666), Ohio (525), Texas (397), Illinois (385), Missouri (250).