TABLE 3.
F-Tag | Regulation |
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Assessment | |
F272 | The facility must conduct initially and periodically a comprehensive, accurate, standardized reproducible assessment of each resident’s functional capacity (using the Resident Assessment Instrument specified by the state). |
F274 | A facility must conduct a comprehensive assessment of a resident within 14 days after the facility determines, or should have determined, that there has been a significant change in the resident’s physical or mental condition. |
F276 | A facility must assess a resident using the quarterly review instrument specified by the state and approved by the HCFA not less frequently than once every 3 months. |
F278 | The assessment must reflect the resident’s status accurately. A registered nurse must conduct or coordinate each assessment with the appropriate participation of health professionals. |
Comprehensive care plan | |
F279 | The facility must develop a comprehensive care plan for each resident that includes measurable objectives and timetables to meet a resident’s medical, nursing, and mental and psychological needs that are identified in the comprehensive assessment. |
F280 | A comprehensive care plan must be:
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Services | |
F281 | The services provided or arranged by the facility must meet professional standards of quality. |
F282 | The services must be provided by qualified persons in accordance with each resident’s written plan of care. |
F309 | Each resident must receive and the facility must provide the necessary care and services to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment and plan of care. |
Note. HCFA = Health Care Financing Administration. From OBRA, 2001.