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.
F843 in Utah. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Utah cites F843 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share14.20×
14.20 times the share F843 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Utah citations0.22%
Of every deficiency written in Utah in 2025, this is the portion that was F843.
Utah0.22%
National0.02%
Share of all citations that were F843.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Utah surveyors wrote
F843 findings written in Utah, 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.
F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadAugust 20, 2025
Based on interview and record review, the facility did not have in effect a written transfer agreement with one or more hospitals approved for participation under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Specifically, the facility did not have a hospital transfer agreement. Findings included: On 8/7/24 at 2:03 PM, a hospital transfer agreement was provided from the Administrator. The transfer agreement was observed to be void of any facility information, hospital information or signatures. On 8/7/25 at 3:00 PM, an interview was conducted with the Administrator (Admin). …
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