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F554 citations in Oklahoma

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F554 in Oklahoma. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Oklahoma cites F554 less often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share0.85×

0.85 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.

Share of Oklahoma citations0.48%

Of every deficiency written in Oklahoma in 2025, this is the portion that was F554.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Oklahoma surveyors wrote

F554 findings written in Oklahoma, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.

Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJuly 16, 2026

Based on observation, interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure 1 (Resident #49) of 2 sampled residents observed with medications in their rooms was assessed to determine safety and the clinical appropriateness of medication self-administration. Findings included: An undated facility policy titled, Self -Administration of Medications by Residents, indicated, Policy - Each resident who desires to self-administer his or her medication is permitted to do so if the facility's interdisciplinary team and/or facility policy allows or has determined that the practice would be safe for the resident and other residents of the facility. Resident #49's admission Record indicated the facility admitted the resident on 04/21/2016. …

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Recent years

YearShare of Oklahoma citationsvs expected
20230.28%0.51×
20240.39%0.72×
20250.48%0.85×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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