NAME              TYPE    LENGTH
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9. ORIGINAL REASON FOR          CHAR      1    
   ENTITLEMENT CODE

	THIS FIELD INDICATES THE REASON FOR THE
	BENEFICIARY'S ORIGINAL ENTITLEMENT TO
	MEDICARE BENEFITS.

	SHORT NAME: OREC
	LONG NAME: BENE_ENTLMT_RSN_ORIG

	CODES:
	0 = OLD AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE (OASI)
	1 = DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS (DIB)
	2 = ESRD
	3 = BOTH DIB AND ESRD

	CCW FIELD SOURCE AND DERIVATION:
	  RIC-J; Field Name: BENE_ENTLMT_RSN_CD

	  Uses the first (oldest) entitlement reason code for a beneficiary.  

	  (1) If a least 2 records of entitlement history are found on the 
	      UEDB, then the earliest dated record is used to set this field, 
	      while the latest dated record of entitlement (prior to the end 
	      of the reference year or date of death if beneficiary died 
	      during the reference year) is used to set Current Entitlement 
	      Reason Code (CREC).
	  (2) If only 1 record of entitlement for the beneficiary is found on 
	      the UEDB, then that one record is used to set both the OREC and 
	      CREC.
	  (3) If no record of entitlement history was found on the UEDB, then:
 	      (i) If Beneficiary's Age >= 65, then this field and CREC are set 
		  to '0'
 	     (ii) If Beneficiary's Age < 65 and NO recorded ESRD history on 
		  the UEDB has been found, then this field and CREC are set to '1'
	    (iii) If Beneficiary's Age < 65 and the beneficiary was found to 
		  have ESRD during the reference year, then both this field 
		  and CREC are set to '3'.