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Interior Finish Documentation Requirements for Multiple Providers - Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Nursing Homes, Religious Non-Medical Health Care Institutions, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Facilities, Critical ...

Guidance for Clarifies Policy on Interior Finish which clarifies policy regarding existing interior finish for fire safety purposes. No Requirement to Document Flame Spread Rating -- existing interior finish materials.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: December 17, 2010

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