Special Survey of Pharmaceutical Service Requirements in SNFs,

2716 - Special Survey of Pharmaceutical Service Requirements in SNFs, NFs, and ICFs/IID (Rev. 91, Issued: 09-27-13, Effective: 09-27-13, Implementation: 09-27-13) Appendix N describes the procedure(s) that must be applied when surveying a SNF/NF or ICF/IID for errors in medication dosage, administration, and recording. When detecting irregularities in pharmaceutical record keeping, the surveyor should begin a probe into the matter immediately to determine if the errors go beyond record keeping to a more extensive problem of medication preparation and administration. Surveyors should begin a deeper probe of the flagged area. Also refer to the interpretive guidelines for ICFs/IID. (See Appendix J.)