F770 in Kentucky. Pick another state for the same tag.
No F770 citations were recorded in Kentucky for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What Kentucky surveyors wrote
F770 findings written in Kentucky, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedJune 7, 2019
Based on interview, record review, and review of facility Policy, it was determined the facility failed to have an effective system to provide or obtain laboratory services to meet the needs of its residents for one (1) of three (3) sampled residents reviewed for labs related to [MEDICATION NAME] Time/International Normalized Ration (PT/INR) laboratory data out of a total thirty-eight (38) sampled residents (Resident #1). A PT is a test used to help detect and diagnose a bleeding disorder or excessive clotting disorder; the INR is calculated from a PT result and is used to monitor how well the blood thinning medication (anticoagulant-[MEDICATION NAME]) is working to prevent blood clots. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedDecember 11, 2019
Based on interview, record review, and review of facility Laboratory Protocol, it was determined the facility failed provide or obtain laboratory services to meet the needs of one (1) of twelve (12) sampled residents (Resident #33).
Resident #33 had an order to have a Basic Metabolic Profile (BMP) drawn every three (3) days on 05/16/19; however, the lab was not drawn every 3 days as ordered.
The findings include:
Review of facility Laboratory Protocol, not dated, revealed Laboratory results are available to the facility within (24) twenty-four to (48) forty-eight hours by fax. The charge nurse will assure the laboratory reports are called to the attending physician as soon as possible upon receipt. …
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