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Federal Tag F843Transfer agreement

How CMS surveyors cite this F-tag, what facilities do to stay clear of it, and where it appears in the public record.

Dominant scope-severity: F59 facilities cited

Educational reference based on public CMS survey records. Not legal or compliance advice. Verify requirements with official sources. Full disclaimer

Regulation text

What Federal Tag F843 actually says

Federal Tag F843

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.

By the numbers

59*CMS
facilities cited

That is 1 in 250 nursing homes CMS surveyed.

SOURCE

*CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicescare_compare_citationsUpdated weekly

20*CMS
states where this F-tag appeared

SOURCE

*CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicescare_compare_citationsUpdated weekly

--*CMS
rank among most-common citations

SOURCE

*CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicescare_compare_citationsUpdated weekly

59 nursing homes were cited for this. See the public record.

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Regional record

Where this citation has appeared

Citation counts by state, drawn from CMS inspection records.

Regional citations for Transfer agreement
StateCitations
MD7
WA7
MO5
VA5
CO4
MN4
OH4
FL3
MA3
CA2

SOURCE

*CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicescare_compare_citationsUpdated weekly

Public record

Check any nursing home for F843

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This information is educational and does not constitute legal advice. Consult a licensed long-term care compliance consultant for guidance specific to your facility. Citation data is sourced from CMS Care Compare public records and is refreshed regularly.