F0759 — Free of Medication Error Rates of 5% or More
F0759 requires that a facility's medication error rate stay below 5%. Unlike many F-tags, this one is tied to a quantifiable threshold — surveyors observe medication administration passes and calculate an actual error rate during the survey.
Common Deficiency Examples
- Wrong dose, wrong resident, wrong time, or wrong route observed during a med pass
- Omitted doses without documented, valid reason
- Errors compounding across multiple residents during the observed pass, pushing the calculated rate over 5%
What Your Plan of Correction Needs
Because this tag is numerically defined, your PoC should show the math as clearly as the fix:
Frequently Asked Questions
Does F0759 only apply to nurses administering medication?+
It applies to whoever is administering medication under your facility's scope-of-practice policies, which may include nurse aides administering certain medications where state law permits.
Is F0759 the same as F0760?+
No — F0759 is about the rate of errors overall; F0760 covers significant medication errors regardless of overall rate. A facility can be cited under F0760 even with a low overall error rate if a single error caused significant harm.
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