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F0839
Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
What F0839 means
F0839is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0839 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
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 F0839
Top 50 facilities by number of F0839 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.