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Version:

3.38.0

AMERICAN-INDIAN-ALASKA-NATIVE-INDICATOR

Data Element

DE Number

ELG215

System DE Number

ELG.016.215

File Name

ELG - ELIGIBLE

File Segment Number

ELG00016

File Segment Name

RACE-INFORMATION

Last updated

Overview Valid Values Related Rules Related DQ Measures Other Instances
Definition '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?
Size X(1)
FLF Start Position 70
FLF Stop Position 70
Segment Key Field Identifier Not Applicable
Coding Requirements 1. Value must be 1 character
2. Value must be in American Indian Alaskan Native Indicator List (VVL)
3. Conditional
Valid Value Code Set Valid Value Code Valid Value Name Valid Value Description Effective Start Date Effective End Date
DE Number System DE Number DE Name File Segment Number File Segment Name