Based on medical record review and interview, it was determined the Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) failed to ensure the criteria of a resident's advance directive was met prior to changing the code status of Resident #131. This was evident 1 of 5 residents selected for review of advance directives and 1 of 63 residents selected for review during the annual survey process. The findings include: An advance directive is a written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor. A living will usually provides specific directives about the course of treatment healthcare providers and caregivers are to follow. …
F714 citations in Maryland
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure the physician properly assigns and delegates tasks to a physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
No F714 citations were recorded in Maryland for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
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F714 findings written in Maryland, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
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