STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #8.1 -- MAS ELIGIBILITY CODE FILE 6/27/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^DIC(8.1, (30 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 5.3)
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The MAS ELIGIBILITY CODE file consists of those codes which have been established by VACO MAS. Addition to this file of local codes
or modification of those codes distributed by the MAS package developers could have a negative impact on the performance of the MAS
module as well as other modules.
If local codes are desired, the site can enter them in the ELIGIBILITY CODE file (#8). Each code entered in the ELIGIBILITY CODE
file must point to an entry in MAS ELIGIBILITY CODE file via the MAS ELIGIBILITY CODE field.
DD ACCESS: @
RD ACCESS: d
WR ACCESS: @
DEL ACCESS: @
LAYGO ACCESS: @
IDENTIFIED BY: VA CODE NUMBER (#3)[R]
POINTED TO BY: MAS ELIGIBILITY CODE field (#8) of the ELIGIBILITY CODE File (#8)
ELIGIBILITY CODE field (#50.01) of the PATIENT ENROLLMENT File (#27.11)
ELIGIBILITY OF VISIT field (#2.07) of the PFSS ACCOUNT File (#375)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: NAME(B), VA CODE NUMBER(C)
LAST MODIFIED: SEP 19,2022@14:42:21
8.1,.01 NAME 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<3)!'(X'?1P.E) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 30
LAST EDITED: APR 26, 2022
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-30 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the official name of the MAS eligibility code.
DELETE TEST: 1,0)= I 1 W !?5,"Deleting a MAS ELIGIBILITY file entry is not allowed"
LAYGO TEST: 1,0)= W !?5,*7,"Adding entries to the MAS ELIGIBILITY file is not allowed??" I 0
UNEDITABLE
CROSS-REFERENCE: 8.1^B
1)= S ^DIC(8.1,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DIC(8.1,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
8.1,1 CARD COLOR 0;2 SET (Required)
'P' FOR PURPLE;
'B' FOR BLUE;
'R' FOR RED;
LAST EDITED: OCT 23, 1996
DESCRIPTION:
This field indicates the color of the patient's card for the MAS eligibility.
8.1,2 ABBREVIATION 0;3 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>4!($L(X)<1) X
LAST EDITED: JAN 23, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 1-4 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
DESCRIPTION: This field may contain an abbreviation for the eligibility name. It may be used in place of the
name in selected prints.
UNEDITABLE
8.1,3 VA CODE NUMBER 0;4 NUMBER (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>99)!(X<1)!(X?.E1"."1.N) X
LAST EDITED: AUG 25, 2021
HELP-PROMPT: Type a number between 1 and 99, 0 decimal digits.
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains the VA CODE NUMBER that has been assigned to this eligibility.
UNEDITABLE
CROSS-REFERENCE: 8.1^C
1)= S ^DIC(8.1,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DIC(8.1,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)
This index allows lookup and reporting based on the VA CODE NUMBER
8.1,4 TYPE 0;5 SET (Required)
'N' FOR NON-VETERAN;
'Y' FOR VETERAN;
LAST EDITED: JAN 23, 2018
DESCRIPTION: This field indicates the type of patient that can be assigned this eligibility. The patient is
either a 'veteran' or a 'non-veteran' type.
UNEDITABLE
8.1,5 PRINT NAME 0;6 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>25!($L(X)<1) X
LAST EDITED: OCT 18, 1989
HELP-PROMPT: Enter abbreviated Eligibility Code name for ouput in limited space.
DESCRIPTION: This field contains a shorten eligibility name that is used for output that has limited space to
print.
UNEDITABLE
8.1,6 INACTIVE 0;7 SET
'1' FOR YES;
LAST EDITED: MAY 04, 1992
DESCRIPTION:
If the eligibility is inactive then this field will be set to 'YES'.
UNEDITABLE
8.1,7 SELECT AS ADDITIONAL 0;8 SET
'0' FOR NO;
'1' FOR YES;
LAST EDITED: JUL 20, 2021
DESCRIPTION: This field indicates whether patients may be assigned this eligibility as an 'additional'
eligibility.
If the field is set to 'NO' or is not filled in, then the eligibility can only be assigned as a
primary eligibility.
If set to 'YES', then the eligibility can be used as both a primary and an 'additional'
eligibility.
UNEDITABLE
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