Deficiency tags › F0770
F0770
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Category: Administration Deficiencies. The wording is the CMS summary of the requirement; the full text is in the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP.
By state
"Share" is citations divided by the number of certified facilities in the state, so a value over 100% means more than one citation per facility on average.
| State | Citations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 132 | 14% |
| California | 84 | 7% |
| Texas | 74 | 6% |
| Oklahoma | 72 | 25% |
| Pennsylvania | 51 | 8% |
| Virginia | 51 | 18% |
| Indiana | 48 | 9% |
| Michigan | 45 | 11% |
| Florida | 43 | 6% |
| Utah | 30 | 31% |
| Illinois | 28 | 4% |
| Maryland | 26 | 12% |
| Washington | 25 | 13% |
| Missouri | 21 | 4% |
| Massachusetts | 17 | 5% |
| New York | 15 | 3% |
| North Carolina | 13 | 3% |
| Connecticut | 12 | 6% |
| Oregon | 12 | 9% |
| Louisiana | 11 | 4% |
| West Virginia | 11 | 9% |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 3% |
| Georgia | 10 | 3% |
| Minnesota | 10 | 3% |
| Arizona | 8 | 6% |
| Tennessee | 7 | 2% |
| Rhode Island | 6 | 8% |
| New Jersey | 5 | 1% |
| Arkansas | 5 | 2% |
| Maine | 4 | 5% |
| New Mexico | 3 | 4% |
| Alabama | 3 | 1% |
| Delaware | 3 | 7% |
| South Carolina | 3 | 2% |
| Mississippi | 2 | 1% |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 3% |
| Vermont | 2 | 6% |
| Nebraska | 1 | 1% |
| Idaho | 1 | 1% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 11% |
| Kansas | 1 | 0% |
| Alaska | 1 | 5% |
| Colorado | 1 | 0% |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 6% |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0% |
Most recent citations
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0770 mean?
F0770 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. It falls under administration deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0770?
912 citations at 829 facilities (6% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 25 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0770 most?
Ohio (132), California (84), Texas (74), Oklahoma (72), Pennsylvania (51).