Based on record review and staff interview it has been determined that the facility failed to provide a resident with access to personal and medical records pertaining to him or herself, upon an oral or written request for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for medical records requests, Resident ID #2. Findings are as follows: Review of the State Operations Manual Appendix PP - Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities last revised 2/3/2023 states in part, The facility must provide the resident with access to personal and medical records pertaining to him or herself, upon an oral or written request, in the form and format requested by the individual, if it is readily producible in such form and format (including in an electronic form or format when such records are maintained… …
F573 citations in Rhode Island
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 — 2024
Rhode Island cites F573 more often than its own record predicts
1.68 times the share F573 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Rhode Island in 2024, 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 Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F573 findings written in Rhode Island, 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 and staff interviews, the facility failed to allow the resident or resident representative to obtain a copy of the records or any portions thereof (including in an electronic form or format when such records are maintained electronically) upon request and 2 working days advance notice to the facility relative to 1 of 1 resident reviewed whose resident representative requested his/her medical records, Resident ID #120.Findings are as follows:Record review of a community reported complaint submitted to the Rhode Island Department of Health on 3/11/2026 alleges, in part, that the facility failed to provide Resident ID #120's medical records to a family member who asserted legal entitlement to access the records as the resident's heir-at-law.Record review revealed the… …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Rhode Island citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.38% | 5.15× |
| 2024 | 0.15% | 1.68× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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