Starfile / F-tag
F0626
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
What F0626 means
F0626is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0626 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
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 F0626
Top 50 facilities by number of F0626 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.