NAME              TYPE    LENGTH
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6. SEX                          CHAR      1    

	THIS FIELD INDICATES THE SEX OF THE
	BENEFICIARY.
	
	SHORT NAME: SEX
	LONG NAME: BENE_SEX_IDENT_CD

	CODES:
	0 = UNKNOWN
	1 = MALE
	2 = FEMALE
	
	CCW FIELD SOURCE AND DERIVATION:
	  RIC-A; Field Name: BENE_SEX_IDENT_CD

	  No derivation performed. 

	CMS DENOMINATOR DIFFERENCE:
	  If neither '1' or '2' was found in the beneficiary input data 
	  and the beneficiary's age is less than 65, the sex code is 
	  assigned '1', otherwise, if the beneficiary's age is greater 
	  than 64, the sex code is assigned a '2'.