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Version 3.28.0

CMS Reporting Reminder

Reporting Reminder: DISCHARGE-DATE in the T-MSIS Claim IP file

Reporting Reminder History

Date Description of Change

06/18/2018

Original reporting reminder issued

06/24/2022

Reporting reminder updated in correspondence with the V3.0.0 data dictionary update:

  • Add BEGINNING-DATE-OF-SERVICE (CIP290) and ENDING-DATE-OF-SERVICE (CIP291) data elements.

Topic Description

This reporting reminder describes how to report DISCHARGE-DATE (CIP096 and CLT046) in the T-MSIS Claim IP and Claim LT file.

Impacted Data Elements

  • DISCHARGE-DATE (CIP096 and CLT046)
  • ADMISSION-DATE (CIP094 and CLT044)
  • DATE-OF-BIRTH (ELG024)
  • DATE-OF-DEATH (ELG025)
  • ADJUDICATION-DATE (CIP098 and CLT050)
  • PATIENT-STATUS (CIP199 and CLT141)
  • BEGINNING-DATE-OF-SERVICE (CIP290)[1]
  • ENDING-DATE-OF-SERVICE (CIP291)[1]

Reporting Reminder

  • States are required to report the date on which the recipient was discharged from a hospital in CCYYMMDD format.
  • The date must occur on or after the admission date (ADMISSION-DATE (CIP094 and CLT044)), BEGINNING-DATE-OF-SERVICE (CIP290), and date of birth (DATE-OF-BIRTH (ELG024)) in the Eligible file.
  • The date must occur on or before the adjudication date (ADJUDICATION-DATE (CIP098 and CLT050)), ENDING-DATE-OF-SERVICE (CIP291), and date of death (DATE-OF-DEATH (ELG025)) in the Eligible file.
  • This is required field even when the patient dies, unless the patient is still a patient. If the patient is still admitted as a patient, the patient status code should indicate such (PATIENT-STATUS (CIP199 and CLT141).

Endnotes

[1] This is a new data element as of T-MSIS Data Dictionary V3.0.0.