Federal Regulations and Surveys Flashcards
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What does the term 'immediate jeopardy' mean in the context of a CMS nursing facility survey?
Answer: A situation where the facility's noncompliance caused or is likely to cause serious injury, harm, impairment, or death
Immediate jeopardy is the highest level of deficiency severity, indicating that noncompliance has caused or is likely to cause serious harm, injury, or death to a resident.
A nursing facility pharmacist identifies that a resident is receiving a benzodiazepine without an adequate clinical indication. Under OBRA '87, this would most likely be cited under which F-tag?
Answer: F757
F757 (Drug Regimen Review) covers unnecessary medications including benzodiazepines prescribed without adequate clinical indications in nursing facilities.
Under the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, a practitioner must conduct at least how many in-person evaluations before prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine?
Answer: At least one in-person evaluation
The Ryan Haight Act generally requires at least one in-person medical evaluation before a practitioner can prescribe controlled substances via the internet or telemedicine.
Which CMS enforcement remedy involves requiring a facility to hire an outside organization to manage its operations?
Answer: Temporary management
Temporary management is a CMS enforcement remedy in which an outside manager is appointed to oversee facility operations until compliance is achieved.
Under 21 CFR Part 1306, what is required on a Schedule III-V prescription to allow it to be refilled?
Answer: Authorization from the prescriber noted on the prescription
Schedule III-V prescriptions may be refilled up to 5 times in 6 months if the prescriber has authorized refills on the original prescription.
What federal law requires pharmacies to provide medication guides to patients for certain high-risk medications?
Answer: FDA regulations under 21 CFR Part 208
21 CFR Part 208 (Medication Guides) requires that FDA-approved Medication Guides be dispensed with certain drugs that pose serious and significant public health concerns.
A consultant pharmacist conducting a drug regimen review in a nursing facility identifies a potential drug-drug interaction. According to CMS guidelines, what is the pharmacist's required action?
Answer: Document the irregularity and notify the attending physician and director of nursing
Upon identifying a drug regimen irregularity, the consultant pharmacist must document the finding and report it to the prescriber and director of nursing for review and action.