F-Tag F0843 — Transfer Agreement
Category: Administration Deficiencies
F-Tag F0843 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering transfer agreement. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 61 times across 60 unique facilities. The top recorded severity for this tag is F.
Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0843
- Maryland — 8 citations
- Washington — 7 citations
- Colorado — 5 citations
- Missouri — 5 citations
- Virginia — 5 citations
Related F-Tags in Administration Deficiencies
- F-Tag F0867 — Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (1,955 citations)
- F-Tag F0835 — Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. (1,268 citations)
- F-Tag F0849 — Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. (1,232 citations)
- F-Tag F0868 — Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly (1,043 citations)
- F-Tag F0838 — Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. (942 citations)