US · guidance
CMS SOM App. PP, Tag F775
§483.50(a)(2) The facility must—
(iv) File in the resident's clinical record laboratory reports that are dated and
contain the name and address of the testing laboratory.
PROCEDURES
Review the resident’s clinical record to determine laboratory reports are included and that
the reports are dated and contain the name and address of the testing laboratory. If there
are other medical record documentation concerns, refer to §483.70(h) - Medical Records.
KEY ELEMENTS OF NONCOMPLIANCE
To cite deficient practice at F775, the surveyor’s investigation will generally show that
the facility failed to do any one or more of the following:
• Have laboratory reports filed in the resident’s clinical record; OR
• Laboratory reports were not dated; OR
• Laboratory reports did not contain the name and address of the testing laboratory.
History
Rev. 225; Issued: 08-08-24; Effective: 08-08-24; Implementation: 08-08-24
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
2a9fb03943972b22d18f8f1c47dd87aff02bb3ddee8f03ba32d9ec85f0de724e
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