F-Tag F0908 — Essential Equipment Safe Operating Condition
Category: Environmental Deficiencies
F-Tag F0908 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering essential equipment safe operating condition. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 1,882 times across 1,636 unique facilities. 11 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is L.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0908
- California — 499 citations
- Texas — 173 citations
- Pennsylvania — 116 citations
- Florida — 102 citations
- Ohio — 83 citations
Related F-Tags in Environmental Deficiencies
- F-Tag F0921 — Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (3,414 citations)
- F-Tag F0925 — Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (1,837 citations)
- F-Tag F0919 — Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (1,736 citations)
- F-Tag F0912 — Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. (1,021 citations)
- F-Tag F0909 — Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. (485 citations)
Plan of Correction Resources
- Generate a Plan of Correction for F-Tag F0908
- Free POC Writing Template
- Plan of Correction Complete Guide
- Browse all 303 F-Tags
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families