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§ 97219. Definition of Data Element for Inpatients -- Patient Address.

22 CA ADC § 97219Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: December 14, 2023

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 22. Social Security
Division 7. Health Planning and Facility Construction (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 10. Health Facility Data
Article 8. Patient Data Reporting Requirements
Effective: December 14, 2023
22 CCR § 97219
§ 97219. Definition of Data Element for Inpatients -- Patient Address.
Currentness
(a) Effective with discharges on or after January 1, 2023, the patient's address shall be reported. The address shall include the address number and street name, city, state, and ZIP Code. Do not report the address of the hospital. If more than one address is available for the patient, report the address of the patient's usual residence. If exact address is unknown or the patient is experiencing homelessness, provide as much information as possible.
(1) The address number and street name shall be reported.
(A) If the address number and/or street name are unknown, leave blank.
(B) If the address is not part of the United States, leave blank.
(2) The city shall be reported.
(A) If the city is unknown, leave blank.
(B) If the city is not part of the United States, leave blank.
(3) The state shall be reported using a standard two letter abbreviation.
(A) If the state is unknown, leave blank.
(B) If the state is not part of the United States, leave blank.
(4) The ZIP Code shall be reported using the unique code assigned to a specific geographic area by the United States Postal Service.
(A) If the patient has a 9-digit ZIP Code, only the first five digits shall be reported.
(B) Unknown ZIP Codes shall be reported as “XXXXX.”
(C) ZIP Codes for persons who do not reside in the U.S. shall be reported as “YYYYY.”
(5) For patients with a non-US residence, report the country.
(6) Indicate whether a patient was experiencing homelessness at the time of admission. This may include chronic, episodic, or transitional homelessness, or in temporary shelter:
(A) Include “Y” for patients experiencing homelessness.
(B) Include “N” for patients not experiencing homelessness.
(C) “U” for Unknown.

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Note: Authority cited: Section 128810, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 128735 and 128738, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. New section filed 10-14-93; operative 11-15-93 (Register 93, No. 42).
2. Amendment of section and Note filed 7-23-97 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 97, No. 30).
3. Amendment filed 9-21-98; operative 10-21-98 (Register 98, No. 39).
4. Amendment of section heading filed 5-5-2005; operative 5-5-2005 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2005, No. 18).
5. Amendment filed 1-11-2018; operative 4-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 2).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)-(b) filed 5-2-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 18).
7. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 7-18-2022; operative 7-18-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 29).
8. Change without regulatory effect repealing subsection (a) and relettering subsection filed 12-14-2023 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2023, No. 50).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 97219, 22 CA ADC § 97219
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