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Physician Services F710–F715

483.30 — Physician Services (F710–F715)

The Physician Services regulatory group sets out how physicians are involved in each resident’s care — supervising medical care, making required visits, being available for emergencies, and delegating certain tasks to non-physician practitioners, dietitians and therapists. Surveyors turn to these regulations when a resident’s medical care appears delayed, unsupervised or undocumented.

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Physician Services — F-Tag Analysis

F710

Resident’s Care Supervised by a Physician

Requirements for physician supervision of each resident’s medical care, including who supervises when the attending physician is unavailable and how orders for a resident’s immediate care and needs are provided throughout the stay.

F711

Physician Visits – Review Care/Notes/Order

Requirements for what the physician must do at each required visit — review the resident’s total program of care, including medications and treatments, write, sign and date progress notes, and sign and date orders.

F712

Physician Visits – Frequency/Timeliness/Alternate NPPs

Requirements for how often physician visits must occur and which visits a non-physician practitioner (NPP) may make, including the differences between skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities.

F713

Physician for Emergency Care, Available 24 Hours

Requirements for providing or arranging physician services 24 hours a day in case of emergency, and what surveyors look at when a physician can’t be reached.

F714

Physician Delegation of Tasks in SNFs/NFs

Requirements for delegating physician tasks to nurse practitioners, physician assistants and clinical nurse specialists — what can and can’t be delegated in a skilled nursing facility, and the conditions for NPPs in a nursing facility.

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F715

Physician Delegation to Dietitian/Therapist

Requirements for an attending physician delegating the writing of dietary orders to a qualified dietitian and therapy orders to a qualified therapist, within State scope of practice and under physician supervision.

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