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F0642
Ensure a qualified health professional conducts resident assessments.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
What F0642 means
F0642is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0642 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: ensure a qualified health professional conducts resident assessments.
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 F0642
Top 50 facilities by number of F0642 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.