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Version 3.27.0

RACE-INFORMATION

File Segment

File Segment Number

ELG00016

File Name

ELG - ELIGIBLE

Last updated

No Updates

DE Number System DE Number Data Element Definition Valid Values
ELG209 ELG.016.209 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.). ELG209 Values
ELG210 ELG.016.210 SUBMITTING-STATE A code that uniquely identifies the U.S. State or Territory from which T-MSIS system data resources were received. ELG210 Values
ELG211 ELG.016.211 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.

N/A
ELG212 ELG.016.212 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

N/A
ELG213 ELG.016.213 RACE A code indicating the individual's race either in accordance with requirements of Section 4302 of the Affordable Care Act classifications Race Code clarifications: If state has beneficiaries coded in their database as "Asian" with no additional detail, then code them in T-MSIS as "Asian Unknown" (valid value "011"). DO NOT USE "Other Asian," "Unspecified" or "Unknown." If state has beneficiaries coded in their database as "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander" with no additional detail, then code them in T-MSIS as "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Unknown" (valid value "016"). DO NOT USE "Native Hawaiian," "Other Pacific Islander," "Unspecified" or "Unknown." If state has beneficiaries coded in their database as "Other" with no additional detail or in a category that is not available in the code set provided, then code them in T-MSIS as "Other" (valid value "018"), but only use "Other" if the use of "Other Asian" or "Other Pacific Islander" are not appropriate. DO NOT USE "Unspecified" or "Unknown". The "Other" valid value was added to T-MSIS to better align T-MSIS with the single-streamlined application and to accommodate some atypical states, despite the requirements of Section 4302 of the ACA. NOTE 1: The "Other Asian" category in T-MSIS (valid value "010") should be used in situations in which an individual's specific Asian subgroup is not available in the code set provided (e.g., Malaysian, Burmese). NOTE 2: The "Unspecified" category in T-MSIS (valid value "017") should be used with an individual who explicitly did not provide information or refused to answer a question. ELG213 Values
ELG214 ELG.016.214 RACE-OTHER A freeform field to document the race of the beneficiary when the beneficiary identifies themselves as Other Asian, Other Pacific Islander (race codes 010 or 015). N/A
ELG215 ELG.016.215 AMERICAN-INDIAN-ALASKA-NATIVE-INDICATOR

"American Indian or Alaska Native" means any individual defined at 25 USC 1603(13), 1603(28), or 1679(a), or who has been determined eligible as an Indian, pursuant to 42 CFR 136.12. This means the individual: a. Is a member of a Federally-recognized Indian tribe; b. Resides in an urban center and meets one or more of the following four criteria: i. Is a member of a tribe, band, or other organized group of Indians, including those tribes, bands, or groups terminated since 1940 and those recognized now or in the future by the State in which they reside, or who is a descendant, in the first or second degree, of any such member; ii. Is an Eskimo or Aleut or other Alaska Native; iii. Is considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose; or iv. Is determined to be an Indian under regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; c. Is considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose; or d. Is considered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be an Indian for purposes of eligibility for Indian health care services, including as a California Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native. NOTE Applicants who complete Appendix B of the Marketplace/Medicaid application and respond affirmatively to the two questions shown below are considered to meet the definition of an American Indian/Alaskan Native. Are you a member of a federally recognized tribe? Has this person ever gotten a service from the Indian Health Service, a tribal health program, or urban Indian health program, or through a referral from one of these programs?

ELG215 Values
ELG216 ELG.016.216 RACE-DECLARATION-EFF-DATE The first calendar day on which all of the other data elements in the same segment were effective. N/A
ELG217 ELG.016.217 RACE-DECLARATION-END-DATE The last calendar day on which all of the other data elements in the same segment were effective. N/A
ELG218 ELG.016.218 STATE-NOTATION

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

N/A
Definition
A record to capture information about an eligible person's race.,1

File Segment Length
1000