F851 in Arkansas. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Arkansas cites F851 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.67×
1.67 times the share F851 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Arkansas citations0.36%
Of every deficiency written in Arkansas in 2025, this is the portion that was F851.
Arkansas0.36%
National0.22%
Share of all citations that were F851.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arkansas surveyors wrote
F851 findings written in Arkansas, 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, widespreadMarch 26, 2026
Based on facility document review and interview, it was determined that the facility failed to submit the quarterly Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) information for the period of October 2025 – December 2025, to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Specifically, the quarterly data was not submitted, per the established schedule.
The findings include:
A review of the facility's most recent PBJ report, dated 03/12/2026, revealed that no monthly staffing data was submitted for the timeframe of October 2025 – December 2025, to the PBJ platform.
During an interview on 03/25/2026 at 2:51 PM, the Business Office Manager (BOM) stated she was responsible for submitting the PBJ data into the PBJ platform. …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadJuly 2, 2025
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to provide Provider Enhanced Reporting Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) mandatory staffing data to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the 2nd Quarter of 2025.
The findings include:
Upon review of the PBJ Monthly Data Report provided by the facility, PBJ data was submitted for January 2025, February 2025, and March 2025 to the state, but not to CMS.
During an interview on 06/30/2025 at 2:30 PM, the Administrator confirmed being responsible for completing the staffing reports and sending the PBJ data to the state and to CMS. When asked about the process for submitting the PBJ report, the Administrator stated, I was submitting the information in the QuickBase program monthly. …
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