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TMSIS Dataguide Medicaid.gov
Version 3.27.0

ETHNICITY-INFORMATION

File Segment

File Segment Number

ELG00015

File Name

ELG - ELIGIBLE

Last updated

No Updates

Data Elements Reference
DE Number System DE Number Data Element Definition Valid Values
ELG200 ELG.015.200 RECORD-ID The Record ID represents the type of segment being reported. The Record ID communicates how the contents of a given row of data should be interpreted depending on which segment type the Record ID represents. Each type of segment collects different data elements so each segment type has a distinct layout. The first 3 characters identify the relevant file (e.g., ELG, PRV, CIP, etc.). The last 5 digits are the segment identifier padded with leading zeros (e.g., 00001, 00002, 00003, etc.). ELG200 Values
ELG201 ELG.015.201 SUBMITTING-STATE A code that uniquely identifies the U.S. State or Territory from which T-MSIS system data resources were received. ELG201 Values
ELG202 ELG.015.202 RECORD-NUMBER

A sequential number assigned by the submitter to identify each record segment row in the submission file. The Record Number, in conjunction with the Record Identifier, uniquely identifies a single record within the submission file.

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ELG203 ELG.015.203 MSIS-IDENTIFICATION-NUM

A state-assigned unique identification number used to identify a Medicaid/CHIP enrolled individual (except on service tracking payments). Value may be an SSN, temporary SSN or State-assigned eligible individual identifier. MSIS Identification Numbers are a unique "key" value used to maintain referential integrity of data distributed over multiples files, segments and reporting periods. See T-MSIS Guidance Document, "CMS Guidance: Reporting Shared MSIS Identification Numbers" for information on reporting the MSIS Identification Numbers ID for pregnant women, unborn children, mothers, and their deemed newborns younger than 1 year of age who share the same MSIS Identification Number. https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/data-and-systems/macbis/tmsis/tmsis-blog/entry/47572

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ELG204 ELG.015.204 ETHNICITY-CODE 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. ELG204 Values
ELG205 ELG.015.205 ETHNICITY-DECLARATION-EFF-DATE The first calendar day on which all of the other data elements in the same segment were effective. N/A
ELG206 ELG.015.206 ETHNICITY-DECLARATION-END-DATE The last calendar day on which all of the other data elements in the same segment were effective. N/A
ELG207 ELG.015.207 STATE-NOTATION

A free text field for the submitting state to enter whatever information it chooses.

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ELG271 ELG.015.271 ETHNICITY-OTHER

A freeform field to document the ethnicity of the beneficiary when the beneficiary identifies themselves as Another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (ethnicity code 4).

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Definition
A record to capture information about an eligible person's ethnicity.

File Segment Length
1000