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F0431
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
What F0431 means
F0431is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0431 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.
Each citation carries a scope and severity codefrom A through L. Codes J, K, and L indicate “immediate jeopardy” — the most serious level, used when a facility's failure has caused or is likely to cause serious injury, harm, impairment, or death. Lower letters indicate less severe or less widespread failures.
Facilities most cited for F0431
Top 50 facilities by number of F0431 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.