Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.

F837 corresponds to the federal standard: Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.. When a surveyor finds that a facility is not meeting this standard, they cite the tag and assign a scope/severity letter (A–L) describing how widespread the issue is and how much harm it caused.

• Level 4 — Immediate jeopardy 32
• Level 3 — Actual harm 6
• Level 2 — No actual harm, potential for more than minimal 229
• Level 1 — Potential for minimal harm 13