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

Reporting Reminder History

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 Reminders

• 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).

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