STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #43.4 -- VA ADMITTING REGULATION FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^DIC(43.4, (74 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 5.3)
DATA NAME GLOBAL DATA
ELEMENT TITLE LOCATION TYPE
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This file contains the recognized VA Admitting regulations under which a patient may be admitted to a VA facility.
DD ACCESS: @
RD ACCESS: d
WR ACCESS: @
DEL ACCESS: @
LAYGO ACCESS: @
IDENTIFIED BY:
"WRITE": W ?50,$P(^("0"),U,3)
POINTED TO BY: A/P field (#.01) of the SHARING AGREEMENT CATEGORY File (#35.1)
AUTHORITY field (#5) of the VA FORM 10-7078 File (#162.4)
ADMITTING REGULATION field (#.12) of the PATIENT MOVEMENT File (#405)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: EDR CODE(AEDR), NAME(B), *REGULATION #(C), CFR #(D)
43.4,.001 NUMBER NUMBER
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>9999)!(X<1)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
LAST EDITED: MAY 21, 1987
HELP-PROMPT: TYPE A WHOLE NUMBER BETWEEN 1 AND 9999
DESCRIPTION: The number is the internal reference number assigned by the system as each new entry is added to
the file.
43.4,.01 NAME 0;1 (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!(+X=X)!($L(X)<3)!'(X'?1P.E)!(X'?.ANP) X
HELP-PROMPT: NAME MUST BE 3-30 CHARACTERS, NOT NUMERIC OR STARTING WITH PUNCTUATION
DESCRIPTION: The name of the VA Admitting Regulation is derived from the United States Code of Federal
Regulations, Title 38. These admitting regulations are utilized to determine a veteran's type of
status at the time of admission to any VA facility. For example, 'Humanitarian Non-Vet' is the
admission of a person who is a non-veteran and is being treated as an emergency until his/her
condition has stablized to the point of being able to transfer to a public facility.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 43.4^B
1)= S ^DIC(43.4,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DIC(43.4,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
43.4,1 *REGULATION # 0;2 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:X[""""!($A(X)=45) X I $D(X) K:$L(X)>6!($L(X)<3) X
LAST EDITED: SEP 29, 1986
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 3-6 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
CROSS-REFERENCE: 43.4^C
1)= S ^DIC(43.4,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DIC(43.4,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)
43.4,2 CFR # 0;3 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:X[""""!($A(X)=45) X I $D(X) K:$L(X)>25!($L(X)<2) X
LAST EDITED: FEB 20, 1990
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 2-25 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: The CFR# is the Code of Federal Regulations number assigned to each of the types of admission
regulations, derived from Title 38. This number cannot be manipulated or any 'local' ones added to
this file.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 43.4^D
1)= S ^DIC(43.4,"D",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DIC(43.4,"D",$E(X,1,30),DA)
43.4,4 ACTIVE 0;4 SET
'0' FOR ACTIVE;
'1' FOR INACTIVE;
LAST EDITED: SEP 29, 1986
HELP-PROMPT: Enter if this admitting regulation should not be used
DESCRIPTION: This field is defined as a set of codes, '0' standing for ACTIVE and '1' standing for INACTIVE.
When a VA Admitting Regulation Code has been either inactivated or activated as a result of changed
legislation effecting the Federal Code of Regulations, Title 38, this field will be noted
accordingly.
43.4,5 NURSING HOME 0;5 SET
'1' FOR USE FOR NH;
LAST EDITED: SEP 29, 1986
DESCRIPTION: Nursing Home is a specialized code that is utilized to identify veterans who are admitted to a VA
Nursing Home Care Unit. This field, although available is not currently in use.
43.4,6 EDR CODE 0;6 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:X[""""!($A(X)=45) X I $D(X) K:$L(X)>3!($L(X)<1) X
LAST EDITED: AUG 31, 1994
HELP-PROMPT: Answer with corresponding EDR code.
DESCRIPTION: This is the code that is transferred to BDC indicating the admitting regulation. The code and
related regulation are defined in the HL7 VA defined table VA10.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 43.4^AEDR
1)= S ^DIC(43.4,"AEDR",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DIC(43.4,"AEDR",$E(X,1,30),DA)
This cross-reference was added to allow quick referencing when an EDR code is sent to the site.
INPUT TEMPLATE(S):
PRINT TEMPLATE(S):
SORT TEMPLATE(S):
FORM(S)/BLOCK(S):