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F0841
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| California | 21 | 2% |
| Vermont | 9 | 27% |
| New York | 9 | 2% |
| New Jersey | 5 | 1% |
| Minnesota | 5 | 1% |
| Michigan | 5 | 1% |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 1% |
| Ohio | 4 | 0% |
| Connecticut | 4 | 2% |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 0% |
| Tennessee | 3 | 1% |
| Kentucky | 3 | 1% |
| Utah | 3 | 3% |
| Missouri | 3 | 1% |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 1% |
| Montana | 2 | 3% |
| Mississippi | 2 | 1% |
| Maryland | 2 | 1% |
| North Carolina | 2 | 0% |
| Alabama | 2 | 1% |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 1% |
| Virginia | 2 | 1% |
| New Mexico | 2 | 3% |
| Colorado | 2 | 1% |
| Hawaii | 1 | 2% |
| Washington | 1 | 1% |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1% |
| Georgia | 1 | 0% |
| South Dakota | 1 | 1% |
| Delaware | 1 | 2% |
| Kansas | 1 | 0% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 11% |
| Nevada | 1 | 2% |
| Alaska | 1 | 5% |
| Arkansas | 1 | 0% |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 1% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0841 mean?
F0841 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility. It falls under nursing and physician services deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0841?
113 citations at 110 facilities (1% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 16 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0841 most?
California (21), Vermont (9), New York (9), New Jersey (5), Minnesota (5).