Regulation index
Every CMS F-tag standard (42 CFR §483) cited at US nursing homes, indexed with plain-language explanations and the inspection records that cite them. Sourced from public CMS Care Compare data, refreshed weekly.
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*CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicescare_compare_ftagsUpdated weekly
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*CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicescare_compare_ftagsUpdated weekly
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*CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicescare_compare_state_citations
How CMS citations are scored
CMS scope-severity codes G through L indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety. Citations in this band carry civil monetary penalties and often trigger follow-up surveys. The serious share percentage on each F-tag page shows what fraction of its citations fell in this band.
Codes A through F indicate no actual harm, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here. Each F-tag page shows the dominant scope-severity letter so you can see where a specific standard tends to fall on the A-L grid.
CMS uses a 12-point scope and severity grid (A through L) to classify deficiencies at every survey. Unlike California RCFE (Type A/B), CMS F-tag standards do not have a fixed severity classification at the regulation level. Severity is determined per citation by the surveyor. The serious-share and dominant scope-severity figures on each page are derived from actual citation data, not from regulation text.
Educational reference based on public CMS survey records. Not legal or compliance advice. Verify requirements with official sources. Full disclaimer
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Infection Control
Food safety requirements
Labeling of Drugs and Biologicals
Accidents
Comprehensive Care Plans
Quality of care
Bathroom Facilities
Respiratory care, including tracheostomy care and tracheal
A resident who is unable to carry out activities of daily
Resident Rights
Comprehensive Care Plans
The facility must develop and implement written policies
Safe Environment
Frequency of physician visits
Skin Integrity
Pharmacy Services
Accuracy of Assessments
Dining and Resident Activities
Resident-identifiable information
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Incontinence
Medication Errors
Notification of Changes
Have adequate outside ventilation by means of windows, or
Comprehensive Care Plans
Assisted nutrition and hydration
In response to allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation,
Other Environmental Conditions
Medication Errors
The right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment,
Residents are free of any significant medication errors
The right to reside and receive services in the facility
Drug Regimen Review
Mobility
The facility must have sufficient staff who provide direct
Transfer and discharge-
Food and drink
Dialysis
Unnecessary Drugs—General
Comprehensive Person-Centered Care Planning
Pain Management
Be designed or equipped to assure full visual privacy for
Influenza and pneumococcal immunizations
The facility must develop and implement written policies
Nurse Staffing Information
Assisted nutrition and hydration
Menus and nutritional adequacy
Nursing Services
Resident Call System
Transfer and discharge-
Coordination
Privacy and Confidentiality
Preadmission Screening for individuals with a mental
Nursing Services
Grievances
The facility must—
Activities
Physician Visits
The right to self-administer medications if the
Maintain all mechanical, electrical, and patient care
Self-determination
Infection prevention and control program
Bed Rails
Food Safety Requirements
Except when waived under paragraph (f) or (g) of this
Maintain an effective pest control program so that the
Program feedback, data systems and monitoring
Planning and Implementing Care
Food and drink
Based on the comprehensive assessment of a resident and
The resident has the right to be free from abuse, neglect,
Respect and Dignity
Accommodate no more than four residents
Regular in-service education
Resident Assessment
Automated data processing requirement-
Documentation
Food and drink
Dental Services
Hospice services
Measure at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple
Infection control
Vision and hearing
The resident has a right to organize and participate in
Administration
Staffing
Parenteral Fluids
Within 14 days after the facility determines, or should
Respect and Dignity
Training Requirements
Behavioral health services
Quality assessment and assurance
Trauma-informed care
Transfer and discharge-
Respect and Dignity
Facility assessment
The resident has the right to-
Laboratory Services
A resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia,
Infection preventionist
Quality of life
Have a floor at or above grade level
Staffing
Establish policies, in accordance with applicable Federal,
Mandatory submission of staffing information based on
Personnel provide basic life support, including CPR, to a
Quarterly Review Assessment
Frequency of Meals
The facility must provide medically-related social services
Foot care
Quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) program
The right to participate in the development and
Quality of life
Therapeutic Diets
Food Safety Requirements
The resident has a right to manage his or her financial
Assistive devices
Food and nutrition services
Specialized rehabilitative services
The facility must—
Entering Into Binding Arbitration Agreements
Dental services
The resident has the right to have reasonable access to the
Conduct Regular inspection of all bed frames, mattresses,
Based on the comprehensive assessment of a resident, the
Notice of certain balances
Accounting and Records
Abuse, neglect, and exploitation
Transfer and discharge-
The right to share a room with his or her spouse when
Transfer and discharge-
Transfer and discharge-
Licensure
Physician Services
The resident has the right to access personal and medical
Buildings must have an outside window or outside door in
Colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care
Training Requirements
The activities program must be directed by a qualified
In the case of a resident who has not been adjudged
Quality assurance and performance improvement
Governing body
Food and drink
Requirement for facility hiring and use of nurse aides-
Assurance of financial security
The facility must—
Establish procedures to ensure that water is available to
The resident has the right to receive notices orally
The facility must post, in a form and manner accessible and
A nursing facility must notify the state mental health
Training Requirements
Staff qualifications
Admission orders
Equip corridors with firmly secured handrails on each side
Quality of life
Social worker
Radiology and other diagnostic services
Information and Communication
The resident has a right to receive visitors of his or her
Use of outside resources
Registry verification
Arbitrator/Venue Selection and Retention of Agreements
Training Requirements
Private closet space in each resident room, as specified in
Comprehensive Care Plans
The resident has the right to be free from abuse, neglect,
Infection control
Compliance and ethics
Training Requirements
Admissions policy
The facility must—
Medical director
Space and Equipment
Coordination
The facility must provide or obtain laboratory services to
The facility must—
Transfer agreement
Choice of Attending Physician
Have direct access to an exit corridor;
Paid feeding assistants-
The facility must provide or obtain laboratory services to
The facility must—
Disclosure of ownership
The facility must not impose a charge against the personal
Definitions
Qualifications
Availability of physicians for emergency care
Emergency Power
A facility must meet the following requirements:
The facility must display in the facility written
The right to refuse to transfer to another room in the
Assist the resident in making transportation arrangements
Prostheses
File in the resident's clinical record signed and dated
Required training of feeding assistants
Resident Rooms
A resident whose assessment did not reveal or who does not
The facility must provide immediate access to any resident
Contact with External Entities
Equal access to quality care
Facility closure
The resident has a right to choose or refuse to perform
Physician delegation of tasks in SNFs
Use
Nursing facilities
Definitions
A resident’s attending physician may delegate the task of
For families and attorneys
Families can look up any CMS-certified nursing home and read its full citation record. Attorneys and insurers can also preview a sample Compliance Dossier.
