Failure to Designate Qualified Infection Preventionist
Penalty
Fine: $13,24761 days payment denial
The penalty, as released by CMS, applies to the entire inspection this citation is part of, covering all citations and f-tags issued, not just this specific f-tag. For the complete original report, please refer to the 'Details' section.
Summary
A deficiency was identified due to the facility's failure to designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevention and control program. This omission resulted in the infection prevention and control program lacking appropriate oversight by a qualified individual, as required.
