COT.002.108

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Definition	An individual's date of birth.
Size	9(8)
FLF Start Position	666
FLF Stop Position	673
Segment Key Field Identifier	Not Applicable
Coding Requirements	1. Value must be 8 characters in the form "CCYYMMDD" 2. The date must be a valid calendar date (i.e. Feb 29th only on the leap year, never April 31st or Sept 31st) 3. Mandatory

RULE ID	RULE Definition
RULE-1527	If a claim is a non-denied claim from an OT file, then the date of birth value reported must be a valid date of the form CCYYMMDD.
RULE-2758	If a claim is a non-denied, non-void claim from an OT file, and the first value of the claim line tooth number is 'A' through 'T', then difference between the claim date of birth and claim ending date of service is less than 15 years.

DE Number	System DE Number	DE Name	File Segment Number	File Segment Name
CIP175	CIP.002.175	DATE-OF-BIRTH	CIP00002	CLAIM-HEADER-RECORD-IP
CLT126	CLT.002.126	DATE-OF-BIRTH	CLT00002	CLAIM-HEADER-RECORD-LT
CRX066	CRX.002.066	DATE-OF-BIRTH	CRX00002	CLAIM-HEADER-RECORD-RX
ELG024	ELG.002.024	DATE-OF-BIRTH	ELG00002	PRIMARY-DEMOGRAPHICS-ELIGIBILITY
PRV034	PRV.002.034	DATE-OF-BIRTH	PRV00002	PROV-ATTRIBUTES-MAIN

Published Date	Data Guide Version	Data Element	Action	Field	Before	After
06/24/2022	3.0.0	DATE-OF-BIRTH	UPDATE	Data Dictionary	DE NO\|DATA ELEMENT NAME\| DEFINITION\|CODING REQUIREMENT\| PRV034\|DATE-OF-BIRTH\|An individual's date of birth.\| 1.Value must be 8 characters in the form "CCYYMMDD" 2. The date must be a valid calendar date (i.e. Feb 29th only on the leap year, never April 31st or Sept 31st) 3. (FD1) value must be less than or equal to associated End of Time Period (PRV.001.010) 4. (FD1) value must be less than or equal to associated Date File Created (PRV.001.008) 5. (N) conditional 6. (FDN) the difference between current value and Start of Time Period (PRV.001.009) must be between 18 and 85 years\|	DE NO\|DATA ELEMENT NAME\| DEFINITION\|CODING REQUIREMENT\| PRV034\|DATE-OF-BIRTH\|An individual's date of birth.\| 1.Value must be 8 characters in the form "CCYYMMDD" 2. The date must be a valid calendar date (i.e. Feb 29th only on the leap year, never April 31st or Sept 31st) 3.(FD1) value must be less than or equal to associated End of Time Period (PRV.001.010) 4.(N) conditional 5.(FDN) the difference between current value and Start of Time Period (PRV.001.009) must be between 18 and 85 years\|
06/24/2022	3.0.0	DATE-OF-BIRTH	UPDATE	Data Dictionary	DE NO\|DATA ELEMENT NAME\| DEFINITION\|CODING REQUIREMENT\| CLT126\|DATE-OF-BIRTH\| An individual's date of birth.\| 1.Value must be 8 characters in the form "CCYYMMDD" 2. The date must be a valid calendar date (i.e. Feb 29th only on the leap year, never April 31st or Sept 31st) 3.(N) mandatory 4.(FD) value must equal Date of Birth (ELG.002.024) when Conception to Birth Indicator (ELG.005.094) does not equal '1' and Eligibility Group (ELG.005.087) does not equal '64'\|	DE NO\|DATA ELEMENT NAME\| DEFINITION\|CODING REQUIREMENT\| CLT126\|DATE-OF-BIRTH\| An individual's date of birth.\| Description: An individual's date of birth. 1.Value must be 8 characters in the form "CCYYMMDD" 2. The date must be a valid calendar date (i.e. Feb 29th only on the leap year, never April 31st or Sept 31st) 3.(N) mandatory\|

DATE-OF-BIRTH