Based on resident attorney, medical records company representative, and staff interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to provide a written copy of the residents' medical records within two working days of the initial written request for three (Residents #2, #9, and #10) of three residents reviewed for timely access to their medical records. Findings include: An undated facility policy titled, Release of Medical Records indicated, Medical records will be released with a valid request and in accordance with state and federal laws. The policy indicated, 2. Requests for records should be referred to the Director of Nursing or Administrator, or Medical Records Designee, previously designated by [the corporation's name]. The policy revealed, 5. …
F573 citations in Georgia
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F573 less often than its own record predicts
0.63 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F573.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Georgia surveyors wrote
F573 findings written in Georgia, 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.
Based on record review, staff interviews, and review of the facility policy titled, Patient/Resident Access to Protected Health Information the facility failed to provide requested medical records with in two days, as required, to the attorney of one of three residents (R) #4. Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled Patient/Resident Access to Protected Health Information dated 10/20/2021 revealed under the policy statement: It is the policy of [NAME] Health and its affiliated entities (collectively, the Organization) to ensure that there is a means for patients and their legal representatives to access and obtain copies of their Protected Health Information. …
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