NAME             TYPE   LENGTH
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    NCH Patient Status           CHAR      1
    Indicator Code

	Effective with Version H, the code on an
	inpatient/SNF and Hospice claim, indicating
	whether the beneficiary was discharged, died
	or still a patient (used for internal CWFMQA
	editing purposes.)

	NOTE:  During the Version H conversion this
	field was populated throughout history (back to
	service year 1991).

	SHORT NAME: PTNTSTUS
	LONG NAME: NCH_PTNT_STATUS_IND_CD

	DERIVATION:
	DERIVED FROM:
	  NCH PTNT_DSCHRG_STUS_CD

	DERIVATION RULES:

	  SET NCH_PTNT_STUS_IND_CD TO 'A' WHERE THE
	  PTNT_DSCHRG_STUS_CD NOT EQUAL TO '20'- '30'
	  OR '40' - '42'.

	  SET NCH_PTNT_STUS_IND_CD TO 'B' WHERE THE
	  PTNT_DSCHRG_STUS_CD EQUAL TO '20'- '29'
	  OR '40' - '42'.

	  SET NCH_PTNT_STUS_IND_CD TO 'C' WHERE THE
	  PTNT_DSCHRG_STUS_CD EQUAL TO '30'

	CODES:
	A = Discharged
	B = Died
	C = Still patient

	SOURCE:
	NCH QA Process