Starfile / F-tag
F0770
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
What F0770 means
F0770is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0770 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Each citation carries a scope and severity codefrom A through L. Codes J, K, and L indicate “immediate jeopardy” — the most serious level, used when a facility's failure has caused or is likely to cause serious injury, harm, impairment, or death. Lower letters indicate less severe or less widespread failures.
Facilities most cited for F0770
Top 50 facilities by number of F0770 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.