ArchiveFIN

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This field identifies the CoC Facility Identification Number (FIN) of the facility at the time it originally accessioned the case.  

When a CoC approved facility merges with another facility or joins a network, its unique FIN may change.  Archive FIN preserves the identity of the facility at the time the case was initially accessioned so that records resubmitted subsequent to such a reorganization can be recognized as belonging to the same facility.  

Archive FIN is automatically coded by CPDMS.net.  This item never changes and must be included as part of the patient record when data are submitted to the NCDB.  For facilities that have not merged, Archive FIN and FIN are the same.