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CMS SOM App. PP, Tag F916
§483.90(e)(1)(vii) Have a floor at or above grade level
GUIDANCE: §483.90(e)(1)(vii)
“At or above grade level” means a room in which the room floor is at or above the
surrounding exterior ground level. No resident rooms in basements or below ground level
are allowed.
PROBES: §483.90(e)(1)(vii)
Are the bedrooms at or above ground level?
History
Rev. 173, Issued: 11-22-17, Effective: 11-28-17, Implementation: 11-28-17
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
880659d3ec6fe59485541927a2c5abce0d42fe6b6b61fd22cdfc56533d39ab1d
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