Based on record review, interview, and policy review, the provider failed to ensure that required physician visits (every 30 days for the first 90 days after the resident's admission and every 60 days thereafter) were alternated between personal visits by the physician and by the physician assistant (PA) after the physician makes the initial comprehensive visit for residents under a SNF stay (skilled nursing care covered by Medicare part A) for four of four sampled residents (4, 8, 29, and 43) who had SNF stays at the facility in the period reviewed from 7/4/25 through 7/29/26. Findings include:1. Review of resident 8's electronic medical record (EMR) revealed that he admitted to the facility on [DATE]. He had a SNF stay that began on 10/9/25 and ended on 10/30/25. …
F712 citations in South Dakota
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
No F712 citations were recorded in South Dakota for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
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F712 findings written in South Dakota, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
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