MCR.001.004

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TMSIS Dataguide

Medicaid.gov

Version 3.27.0

FILE-ENCODING-SPECIFICATION

Data Element

DE Number

MCR004

System DE Number

MCR.001.004

File Name

MCR - MANAGED CARE PLAN INFORMATION

File Segment Number

File Segment Name

FILE-HEADER-RECORD-MANAGED-CARE

Last updated

Overview Valid Values Related Rules Related DQ Measures Other Instances

Definition	Denotes which supported file encoding standard was used to create the file.
Size	X(3)
FLF Start Position	20
FLF Stop Position	22
Segment Key Field Identifier	Not Applicable
Coding Requirements	1. Value must be in File Encoding Specification List (VVL) 2. Value must be 3 characters 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-6975	If a segment is a managed care file header, then the file encoding specification value reported must be compatible with the specified T-MSIS picture format: X(3).

Measure ID	Measure Name

DE Number	System DE Number	DE Name	File Segment Number	File Segment Name
CIP004	CIP.001.004	FILE-ENCODING-SPECIFICATION	CIP00001	FILE-HEADER-RECORD-IP
CLT004	CLT.001.004	FILE-ENCODING-SPECIFICATION	CLT00001	FILE-HEADER-RECORD-LT
COT004	COT.001.004	FILE-ENCODING-SPECIFICATION	COT00001	FILE-HEADER-RECORD-OT
CRX004	CRX.001.004	FILE-ENCODING-SPECIFICATION	CRX00001	FILE-HEADER-RECORD-RX
ELG004	ELG.001.004	FILE-ENCODING-SPECIFICATION	ELG00001	FILE-HEADER-RECORD-ELIGIBILITY
PRV004	PRV.001.004	FILE-ENCODING-SPECIFICATION	PRV00001	FILE-HEADER-RECORD-PROVIDER
TPL004	TPL.001.004	FILE-ENCODING-SPECIFICATION	TPL00001	FILE-HEADER-RECORD-TPL

Published Date	Data Guide Version	Data Element	Action	Field	Before	After
09/08/2023	3.12.0	CIP004, CLT004, COT004, CRX004, ELG004, MCR004, PRV004, TPL004	UPDATE	Data Dictionary - Valid Values	VALUE_SET_ID\|EFFECTIVE_DATE\|END_DATE\|VALUE\|NAME\|DESCRIPTION FILE-ENCODING-SPECIFICATION\|00010101\|99991231\|FIX\|The file follows a fixed length format.	VALUE_SET_ID\|EFFECTIVE_DATE\|END_DATE\|VALUE\|NAME\|DESCRIPTION \|\|\|\|\|\|
09/08/2023	3.12.0	CIP004, CLT004, COT004, CRX004, ELG004, MCR004, PRV004, TPL004	UPDATE	Data Dictionary - Valid Values	VALUE_SET_ID\|EFFECTIVE_DATE\|END_DATE\|VALUE\|NAME\|DESCRIPTION FILE-ENCODING-SPECIFICATION\|00010101\|99991231\|PSV\|The file follows a pipe-delimited format.	VALUE_SET_ID\|EFFECTIVE_DATE\|END_DATE\|VALUE\|NAME\|DESCRIPTION FILE-ENCODING-SPECIFICATION\|00010101\|99991231\|PSV\|The file follows a pipe-separated value format.