Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the consultant pharmacist's recommendations were reviewed and implemented by the physician and/or the physician provided documentation of a rationale (set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action) for not following the consultant pharmacist's recommendation in a timely manner for 3 (R #6, R #11, R #78) of 5 (R #2, R #6, R #11, R #78, and R #124) residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. This deficient practice could likely result in residents being at a higher risk of adverse side effects and residents receiving medications that are no longer necessary. The findings are: R #6 A. Record review of R #6's admission Record, no date, revealed R #6 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. B. …
F756 citations in New Mexico
Drug regimen review · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Mexico cites F756 more often than its own record predicts
1.76 times the share F756 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in New Mexico in 2025, this is the portion that was F756.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Mexico surveyors wrote
F756 findings written in New Mexico, 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of New Mexico citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.35% | 1.43× |
| 2024 | 1.34% | 1.65× |
| 2025 | 1.39% | 1.76× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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