F-Tags
NURSING HOME REGULATIONS – F-Tags
Below is a list of the federal regulations for Nursing Homes otherwise known as F-tags.
(For an easy F-tag reference chart, click here).
| F-tags | Description |
| F-150 | §483.5 – Definitions |
| F-151 | §483.10(a)(1)(2) – Exercise of Rights |
| F-152 | §483.10(a)(3)(4) – Residents Adjuged Incompetent/Legal Surrogate |
| F-153 | §483.10(b)(2) – Access To / Obtaining Copies of Medical Records |
| F-154 | §483.10(b)(3) (d)(2) – Informed of Health Status / Medical Condition |
| F-155 | §483.10(b(4) – Refusal of Treatment / Research |
| F-156 | §483.10(b)(1); (5)-(10) – Informed of Rights / Rules of Facility |
| F-157 | §483.10(b)(11) – Notification of Changes |
| F-158 | §483.10(c)(1) – Protection of Resident Funds |
| F-159 | §483.10(c)(2)-(5) – Management of Personal Funds |
| F-160 | §483.10(c)(6) – Conveyance of Personal Funds Upon Death of Resident |
| F-161 | §483.10(c)(7) – Assurance of Financial Security |
| F-162 | §483.10(c)(8) – Limitation on Charges to Personal Funds |
| F-163 | §483.10(d)(1) – Choosing a Personal Attending Physician |
| F-164 | §483.10(e); 483.75(1)(4) – Privacy & Confidentiality of Personal & Clinical Records |
| F-165 | §483.10(f)(1) – Voice Grievances Without Discrimination or Reprisal |
| F-166 | §483.10(f)(2) – Prompt Effort to Resolve Grievances |
| F-167 | §483.10(g) – Examination of Most Recent Survey Results and Plans of Correction |
| F-168 | §483.10(g)(2) – Receipt of Information From and Contacting Resident Advocates |
| F-169 | §483.10(h) – Right/Refusal to Perform Services for the Facility |
| F-170 | §483.10(i)(1) – Sending and Receiving Unopened Mail |
| F-171 | §483.10(i)(2) – Access to Stationery, Postage, and Writing Implements |
| F-172 | §483.10(j)(1)(2) – Access and Visitation Rights |
| F-173 | §483.10(j)(3) – Ombudsman Access to a Resident’s Clinical Records |
| F-174 | §483.10(k) & (l) – Access to Telephone / Personal Property |
| F-175 | §483.10(m) – Married Couples |
| F-176 | §483.10(n) – Self-Administration of Drugs |
| F-177 | §483.10(o) – Refusal of Certain Transfers |
| F-201 | §483.12(a)(1)(2) – Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Requirements |
| F-202 | §483.12(a)(3) – Documenting Resident Transfers and Discharges |
| F-203 | §483.12(a)(4)-(6) – Notification Requirements Before Transfer or Discharge of a Resident |
| F-204 | §483.12(a)(7) – Orientation for Transfer or Discharge |
| F-205 | §483.12(b)(1)(2) – Notice of Bed-Hold Policy and Readmission |
| F-206 | §483.12(b)(3) – Readmision After Exceeding Bed-Hold Days |
| F-207 | §483.12(c)(1)-(3) – Equal Access to Quality Care |
| F-208 | §483.12(d)(1)-(4) – Admissions Policy |
| F-221 | §483.13(a) – Physical Restraints |
| F-222 | §483.13(a) – Chemical Restraints |
| F-223 | §483.13(b) – Abuse Prevention |
| F-224 | §483.13(c)(1) – Mistreatment, Neglect, or Misappropriation of Resident Property |
| F-225 | §483.13(c)(1)(ii)(2)-(4) – Employment of Individuals / Investigating and Reporting Abuse |
| F-226 | §483.13(c) – Staff Treatment of Residents: Policies and Procedures |
| F-240 | §483.15 – Quality of Life |
| F-241 | §483.15(a) – Resident Dignity and Respect |
| F-242 | §483.15(b) – Self Determination and Participation |
| F-243 | §483.15(c) – Participation in Resident and Family Groups |
| F-244 | §483.15(c)(6) – Acting Upon Grievances and Recommendations of Residents and Families |
| F-245 | §483.15(d) – Participation in Social, Religious, and Community Activites |
| F-246 | §483.15(e) – Accommodation of Needs |
| F-247 | §483.15(e)(2) – Change of Room or Roommate |
| F-248 | §483.15(f)(1) – Activities Program |
| F-249 | §483.15(f)(2) – Activities Director |
| F-250 | §483.15(g)(1) – Medically-Related Social Services |
| F-251 | §483.15(g)(2)(3) – Employment and Qualifications of a Social Worker |
| F-252 | §483.15(h)(1) – Safe, Clean, Comfortable and Homelike Environment |
| F-253 | §483.15(h)(2) – Housekeeping and Maintenance Services |
| F-254 | §483.15(h)(3) – Clean Bed and Bath Linens |
| F-255 | Tag # Deleted 4-10-09. Combined with F461 |
| F-256 | §483.15(h)(5) – Adequate and Comfortable Lighting Levels |
| F-257 | §483.15(h)(6) – Comfortable and Safe Temperature Levels |
| F-258 | §483.15(h)(7) – Comfortable Sound Levels |
| F-271 | §483.20(a) – Admission Orders |
| F-272 | §483.20(b) – Comprehensive Assessments |
| F-273 | §483.20(b)(2) – Assessment Frequency |
| F-274 | §483.20(b)(2(ii) – Significant Change Assessment |
| F-275 | §483.20(b)(2)(iii) – Annual Resident Assessment |
| F-276 | §483.20(c) – Quarterly Review Assessment |
| F-278 | §483.20(g) – Accuracy of Assessment; (h)-Coordination; (i)-Certification; (j)-Penalty for Falsification |
| F-279 | §483.20(d) & (k) – Comprehensive Care Plans |
| F-280 | §483.10(d)(3) & §483.20(k)(2) – Care Planning and Comprehensive Care Plans |
| F-281 | §483.20(k)(3)(i) – Professional Standards of Quality |
| F-282 | §483.20(k)(3)(ii) – Qualifications of Facility Staff |
| F-283 | §483.20(l)(1) & (2) – Discharge Summary |
| F-284 | §483.20(l)(3) – Post-Discharge Plan of Care |
| F-285 | §483.20(e) & §483.20(m) – PASRR Program and Preadmission Screening |
| F-286 | §483.20(d) – Assessment Data Maintained in the Resident’s Active Clinical Record |
| F-287 | §483.20(f) – MDS Transmission Requirement |
| F-309 | §483.25 – Quality of Care |
| F-310 | §483.25(a); (a)(1) – ADLs – Unavoidable Decline in Resident’s ADLs |
| F-311 | §483.25(a)(2) – Maintenance and Restorative Programs |
| F-312 | §483.25(a)(3) – ADL Care for Dependent Residents |
| F-313 | §483.25(b) – Vision and Hearing |
| F-314 | §483.25(c) – Pressure Ulcers |
| F-315 | §483.25(d) – Urinary Incontinence |
| F-317 | §483.25(e)(1) – Unavoidable Reduction in Range of Motion |
| F-318 | §483.25(e)(2) – Increase/Prevention of Further Decrease in Range of Motion |
| F-319 | §483.25(f)(1) – Mental or Psychosocial Adjustment Difficulty |
| F-320 | §483.25(f)(2) – Decreased Social Interaction / Increased Withdrawn, Angry, Depressive Behaviors |
| F-321 | §483.25(g)(1) – Unavoidable Use of a Naso-Gastric Tube |
| F-322 | §483.25(g)(2) – Resident Fed by a Naso-Gastric or Gastrostomy Tube |
| F-323 | §483.25(h) – Accidents and Supervision |
| F-325 | §483.25(i)(1) – Maintain Acceptable Parameters of Nutritional Status |
| F-327 | §483.25(j) – Hydration |
| F-328 | §483.25(k)(1)-(8) – Special Needs |
| F-329 | §483.25(l) – Unnecessary Drugs |
| F-332 | §483.25(m)(1) – Medication Error Rates |
| F-333 | §483.25(m)(2) – Significant Medication Errors |
| F-334 | §483.25(n) – Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations |
| F-353 | §483.30 – Nursing Services |
| F-354 | §483.30(b) – Registered Nurse |
| F-355 | §483.30(c)(d) – Nursing Waivers |
| F-356 | §483.30(e) – Nurse Staffing Information |
| F-360 | §483.35 – Dietary Services |
| F-361 | §483.35(a) – Staffing |
| F-362 | §483.35(b) – Staffing of Dietary Services |
| F-363 | §483.35(c) – Menus and Nutritional Adequacy |
| F-364 | §483.35(d) – Preparation and Serving of Food |
| F-365 | §483.35(d)(3) – Food: Meeting Individual Needs |
| F-366 | §483.35(d)(4) – Offering of Food Substitutes |
| F-367 | §483.35(e) – Therapeutic Diets |
| F-368 | §483.35(f) – Frequency of Meals |
| F-369 | §483.35(g) – Assistive Devices |
| F-371 | §483.35(i)(2) – Storage, Preparation, Distribution, and Serving Food Under Sanitary Conditions |
| F-372 | §483.35(i)(3) – Proper Disposal of Garbage and Refuse |
| F-373 | §483.35(h) – Paid Feeding Assistants |
| F-385 | §483.40(a) – Physician Supervision |
| F-386 | §483.40(b) – Physician Visits |
| F-387 | §483.40(c) – Frequency of Physician Visits |
| F-388 | §483.40(c)(3)(4) – Personal and Alternating Physician Visits |
| F-389 | §483.40(d) – Availability of Physicians for Emergency Care |
| F-390 | §483.40(e)(f) – Delegation/Performance of Physician Tasks in SNFs/NFs |
| F-406 | §483.45(a) – Provision of Specialized Rehabilitative Services |
| F-407 | §483.45(b) – Ordering/Qualifications of Personnel Providing Specialized Rehabilitative Services |
| F-411 | §483.55(a) – Provision of Dental Services: SNFs |
| F-412 | §483.55(b) – Provision of Dental Services: NFs |
| F-425 | §483.60(a)(b)(1) – Pharmacy Services |
| F-428 | §483.60(c) – Drug Regimen Review |
| F-431 | §483.60(b)(2)(3), (d), (e) – Controlled Substances and Labeling/Storage of Drugs and Biologicals |
| F-441 | §483.65(a) – Infection Control Program |
| F-442 | Tag Deleted 7-17-09. Combined with F441 |
| F-443 | Tag Deleted 7-17-09. Combined with F441 |
| F-444 | Tag Deleted 7-17-09. Combined with F441 |
| F-445 | Tag Deleted 7-17-09. Combined with F441 |
| F-454 | §483.70(a) – Physical Environment; Life Safety From Fire |
| F-455 | §483.70(b)(c)(1) – Emergency Power; Space and Equipment |
| F-456 | §483.70(c)(2) – Maintaining Essential Mechanical, Electrical, and Patient Care Equipment |
| F-457 | §483.70(d)(1) – Resident Bedrooms |
| F-458 | §483.70(d)(1)(ii) – Square Footage of Resident Bedrooms |
| F-459 | §483.70(d)(1)(iii) – Resident Bedroom: Direct Access to Exit Corridor |
| F-460 | §483.70(d)(1)(iv)(v) – Full Visual Privacy / Ceiling Suspended Curtains |
| F-461 | §483.70(d)(1)(vi)(vii); (d)(2)(3) -Resident Bedroom: Windows, Bed/Bedding, Furniture, Closet Space, Room Variations |
| F-462 | §483.70(e) – Resident Room: Toilet Facilities |
| F-463 | §483.70(f) – Resident Call System |
| F-464 | §483.70(g)(1)-(4) – Designated Dining and Activity Room(s), Lighting, Ventilation, Furnishings, Space |
| F-465 | §483.70(h) – Safe, Functional, Sanitary, Comfortable Environment |
| F-466 | §483.70(h)(1) – Water Availability: Loss of Normal Water Supply |
| F-467 | §483.70(h)(2) – Outside Ventilation |
| F-468 | §483.70(h)(3) – Corridor Handrails |
| F-469 | §483.70(h)(4) – Pest Control Program |
| F-490 | §483.75 – Facility Administration |
| F-491 | §483.75(a) – Facility Licensing |
| F-492 | §483.75(b)(c) – Facility Compliance with Laws, Codes, and Professional Standards and Principles |
| F-493 | §483.75(d)(e)(1) – Governing Body / Required Training of Nursing Aides |
| F-494 | §483.75(e)(2)(3) – Use of Individuals as a Nurse Aide |
| F-495 | §483.75(e)(4) – Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation Program |
| F-496 | §483.75(e)(5)(6)(7) – Nurse Aide Registry Verification and Retraining |
| F-497 | §483.75(e)(8) – Nurse Aide In-Service Education |
| F-498 | §483.75(f) – Proficiency of Nurse Aides |
| F-499 | §483.75(g) – Professional Staff Qualifications |
| F-500 | §483.75(h) – Use of Outside Resources |
| F-501 | §483.75(i) – Medical Director |
| F-502 | §483.75(j)(1) – Laboratory Services: Facility Responsibility to Provide/Obtain Lab Services |
| F-503 | §483.75(j)(1)(i)-(iv) – In-House Labs, Blood Banks, Specimen Referrals, Agreements |
| F-504 | §483.75(j)(2)(i) – Ordering of Laboratory Services |
| F-505 | §483.75(j)(2)(ii) – Notifying Physician of Lab Results |
| F-506 | §483.75(j)(2)(iii) – Transportation To/From Offsite Lab Services |
| F-507 | §483.75(j)(2)(iv) – Filing of Lab Reports in Resident’s Clinical Record |
| F-508 | §483.75(k)(1) – Radiology and Other Diagnostic Services |
| F-509 | §483.75(k)(1)(i)(ii) – In-House Diagnostic Services / Diagnostic Service Agreement |
| F-510 | §483.75(k)(2)(i) – Ordering of Radiology and Other Diagnostic Services |
| F-511 | §483.75(k)(2)(ii) – Notifying Physician of Diagnostic Test Results |
| F-512 | §483.75(k)(2)(iii) – Transportation Arrangements To/From Offsite Diagnostic Testing Services |
| F-513 | §483.75(k)(2)(iv) – Filing of Diagnostic Test Results |
| F-514 | §483.75(l)(1)&(5) – Maintaining/Content of Clinical Records |
| F-515 | §483.75(l)(2) – Retention of Clinical Records |
| F-516 | §483.20(f)(5); §483.75(l)(3) – Release of Resident Identifiable Information / Safeguarding Clinical Record Information |
| F-517 | §483.75(m)(1) – Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Plans |
| F-518 | §483.75(m)(2) – Training Staff in Emergency Procedures |
| F-519 | §483.75(n) – Transfer Agreement |
| F-520 | §483.75(o) – Quality Assessment and Assurance |
| F-522 | §483.75(p) – Disclosure of Ownership |
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