ELG.015.204

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TMSIS Dataguide

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Version 3.27.0

ETHNICITY-CODE

Data Element

DE Number

ELG204

System DE Number

ELG.015.204

File Name

File Segment Number

File Segment Name

ETHNICITY-INFORMATION

Last updated

No Updates

Overview Valid Values Related Rules Related DQ Measures Other Instances

Definition	A code indicating that the individual's ethnicity is Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish ethnicity of a Medicaid/CHIP enrolled individual.. Ethnicity Code clarifications: If state has beneficiaries coded in their database as "Hispanic" or "Latino," then code them in T-MSIS as "Hispanic or Latino Unknown" (valid value "5"). DO NOT USE "Another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin," "Ethnicity Unknown" or "Ethnicity Unspecified." NOTE 1: The "Ethnicity Unspecified" category in T-MSIS (valid value "6") should be used with an individual who explicitly did not provide information or refused to answer a question.
Size	X(1)
FLF Start Position	42
FLF Stop Position	42
Segment Key Field Identifier	3
Coding Requirements	1. Value must be in Ethnicity Code List (VVL) 2. Value must be 1 character 3. Mandatory

Valid Value Code Set	Valid Value Code	Valid Value Name	Valid Value Description	Effective Start Date	Effective End Date

RULE ID	RULE Definition
RULE-2409	If the ethnicity code is populated on a ethnicity information file, then the ethnicity code reported must be found in the list of valid values.
RULE-6977	If a segment is an ethnicity information segment, then the ethnicity code value reported must be compatible with the specified T-MSIS picture format: X(1).

Measure ID	Measure Name
EL-1-009-8	Index of dissimilarity - ethnicity
EL-1-010-9	% of MSIS IDs with unspecified, unknown, missing or invalid Ethnicity Code
MIS-1-073-73	% distinct MSIS IDs with only missing values in any active segment: ETHNICITY-CODE (ELG00015)
EL-1-032-39	% MSIS IDs with White race (RACE = 001) where ETHNICITY-CODE is missing, unspecified, or invalid
EL-1-033-40	% MSIS IDs with Black or African American race (RACE = 002) where ETHNICITY-CODE is missing, unspecified, or invalid
EL-1-034-41	% of MSIS IDs with American Indian or Alaska Native race (RACE = 003) where ETHNICITY-CODE is missing, unspecified, or invalid
EL-1-035-42	% of MSIS IDs with Asian race (RACE = 004, 005, 006, 007, 008, 009, 010, 011) where ETHNICITY-CODE is missing, unspecified, or invalid
EL-1-036-43	% of MSIS IDs with Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander race (RACE = 012, 013, 014, 015, 016) where ETHNICITY-CODE is missing, unspecified, or invalid
EL-1-037-44	% of MSIS IDs with Other race (RACE = 018) where ETHNICITY-CODE is missing, unspecified, or invalid

DE Number	System DE Number	DE Name	File Segment Number	File Segment Name

Published Date	Data Guide Version	Data Element	Action	Field	Before	After