Deficiency tags › F0882
F0882
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Category: Infection Control 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 82 | 12% |
| California | 72 | 6% |
| Missouri | 64 | 13% |
| Pennsylvania | 55 | 8% |
| Kansas | 41 | 14% |
| Wisconsin | 34 | 11% |
| Indiana | 32 | 6% |
| New Jersey | 28 | 8% |
| Michigan | 28 | 7% |
| Minnesota | 28 | 8% |
| Connecticut | 26 | 14% |
| New York | 24 | 4% |
| Washington | 21 | 11% |
| Georgia | 19 | 5% |
| Ohio | 19 | 2% |
| Iowa | 18 | 5% |
| Colorado | 16 | 8% |
| Virginia | 15 | 5% |
| Florida | 14 | 2% |
| Texas | 14 | 1% |
| Nebraska | 13 | 7% |
| West Virginia | 13 | 11% |
| New Mexico | 11 | 16% |
| Maryland | 11 | 5% |
| Maine | 10 | 13% |
| Massachusetts | 9 | 3% |
| Arizona | 9 | 6% |
| North Carolina | 9 | 2% |
| Louisiana | 8 | 3% |
| Utah | 8 | 8% |
| Tennessee | 7 | 2% |
| Oregon | 7 | 5% |
| Arkansas | 7 | 3% |
| Nevada | 7 | 11% |
| Montana | 7 | 11% |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 2% |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 7% |
| South Dakota | 5 | 5% |
| Vermont | 5 | 15% |
| Kentucky | 4 | 1% |
| Mississippi | 4 | 2% |
| Delaware | 4 | 9% |
| Idaho | 3 | 4% |
| Hawaii | 3 | 7% |
| North Dakota | 2 | 3% |
| Wyoming | 2 | 6% |
| Alabama | 1 | 0% |
| Guam | 1 | 100% |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 1% |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 6% |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0882 mean?
F0882 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. It falls under infection control deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0882?
834 citations at 782 facilities (5% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 5 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0882 most?
Illinois (82), California (72), Missouri (64), Pennsylvania (55), Kansas (41).