Beginning date of service

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This variable is contained in the following files:

SAS Name

SRVC_BGN_DT

THE BEGINNING DATE OF SERVICE FOR THIS CLAIM.

Comments

EDIT-RULES: YYYYMMDD

USER NOTE: THIS DATA ELEMENT WAS CHANGED FROM 6 TO 8 DIGITS BEGINNING IN 1996.

SOURCE: MSIS CLAIMS FILE 'BEGINNING-DATE-OF-SERVICE'. MSIS DATES WITH 8- OR 9-FILL VALUES ARE CHANGED TO 0-FILL (ZERO-FILL).

EDIT-RULES: YYYYMMDD