HSPC_BENEFIT_PRDS

Description: |
This table contains hospice benefit period information.

Primary Key

Column Name | Ordinal Position |
--- | --- | ---
CVG_ID | 1 |
LINE | 2 |

Column Information

| Name | Type | Discontinued? |
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | CVG_ID | NUMERIC | No |
The unique identifier for the coverage record.
2 | LINE | INTEGER | No |
The line number for the information associated with this record. Multiple pieces of information can be associated with this record.
3 | HSPC_START_DT | DATETIME | No |
This item stores the start date for any hospice benefit periods.
4 | HSPC_END_DT | DATETIME | No |
This item stores the end date for any hospice benefit periods.
5 | HSPC_CTI_STATUS_C_NAME | VARCHAR | No |
This item stores the signature status of the certificate of terminal illness for the hospice benefit period.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Signed
Not signed
6 | HSPC_CTI_SIGN_DT | DATETIME | No |
This item stores the date that the certificate of terminal illness (CTI) was signed for each hospice benefit period.
7 | HSPC_COMMENTS | VARCHAR | No |
Free text comments about hospice benefit periods. Could be used to indicate where the patient received care for this benefit period, if at an outside agency.