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Title 22 - Social SecurityDivision 7 - Health Planning and Facility ConstructionChapter 10 - Health Facility Data
Article 8 - Patient Data Reporting Requirements
Section 97216 - Definition of Data Element for Inpatients-Date of Birth

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 97216

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Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024
Section 97216 - Definition of Data Element for Inpatients-Date of Birth
(a) For discharges occurring on or after January 1, 2017:
(1) For online transmission of data reports as electronic data files, the patient's date of birth shall be reported in numeric form as follows: the 4-digit year, the 2-digit month, and the 2-digit day. The numeric form for days and months from 1 to 9 must have a zero as the first digit.
(2) For online entry of individual records, the patient's date of birth shall be reported in numeric form as follows: the 2-digit month, the 2-digit day, and the 4-digit year. The numeric form for days and months from 1 to 9 must have a zero as the first digit.
(3) When the complete date of birth is unknown, as much of the date as is known shall be reported. At a minimum, an approximate year of birth shall be reported. If only the age is known, the estimated year of birth shall be reported and the month and day can be reported as 01 for month and 01 for day.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 97216

1. Renumbering of former section 97216 to new section 97243 and new section 97216 filed 10-14-93; operative 11-15-93 (Register 93, No. 42).
2. Amendment of 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 12-31-2009; operative 12-31-2009 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 1).
6. Amendment of subsection (a) and new subsections (b)-(b)(3) filed 10-16-2015; operative 1-1-2016 (Register 2015, No. 42).
7. Change without regulatory effect repealing subsection (a) and relettering subsection filed 10-31-2018 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2018, No. 44).

Note: Authority cited: Section 128810, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 128735, Health and Safety Code.

1. Renumbering of former section 97216 to new section 97243 and new section 97216 filed 10-14-93; operative 11-15-93 (Register 93, No. 42).
2. Amendment of 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 12-31-2009; operative 12-31-2009 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(Register 2010, No. 1).
6. Amendment of subsection (a) and new subsections (b)-(b)(3) filed 10-16-2015; operative 1/1/2016 (Register 2015, No. 42).
7. Change without regulatory effect repealing subsection (a) and relettering subsection filed 10-31-2018 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2018, No. 44).