AHCA/NCAL: Focus F-Tag of the Week
§483.30 – Physician Services and §483.35 Nursing Services
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made changes to §483.30-Physician Services and §483.35 Nursing Services. Changes include the following citations:
§483.30-Physician Services
- F712-Physician Visits-Frequency/Timeliness/Alternate NPPs. This citation includes an update to the authority for non-physician practitioners to perform visits, sign orders, and sign Medicare part A certifications and re-certifications when permitted by the state. CMS also updated the existing example of level 2 non-compliance.
- 483.35 Nursing Services
- F725 – Sufficient Staff and F727 – Registered Nurse. These new citations provide guidance on procedures, probes, and deficiency categorization.
- F729 – Registered Verification. New procedures and probes were added.
- F732 – Nurse Staffing Information. Under this citation, CMS clarified the use of Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) data by surveyors to identify concerns with staffing.
Detailed information can be found in the Appendix PP-State Operations Manual.
Please email regulatory@ahca.org for additional questions or visit the Survey Preparedness page for more information.
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Lisa Volk, RN, B.P.S., LNHA
Director, Clinical & Quality Services
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