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CMS SOM App. U, Tag R215
(vi) Have a floor at or above grade level
Interpretive Guidelines: §403.742(b)(1)(vi)
“At or above grade level” means a room in which the room floor is at or above the
surrounding exterior ground level. No patient rooms in basements or below ground level
are allowed.
Survey Procedures:
• Are the bedrooms at or above ground level?
(2) The RNHCI must furnish each patient with the following:
(i) A separate bed of proper size and height for the convenience of the patient.
History
Rev. 239; Issued: 04-24-26; Effective: 04-24-26; Implementation: 04-24-26
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
2ed8a4629345b681331232c536c99f4373cbced59ed22ae76afc8ca5283765e5
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