NAME             TYPE   LENGTH
-------------------------------------   ------
   Claim Through Date            DATE     8

     The last day on the billing statement covering
     services rendered to the beneficiary (a.k.a
     'Statement Covers Thru Date').

        NOTE:  For Home Health PPS claims, the 'from'
        date and the 'thru' date on the RAP (initial
        claim) must always match.

	If the year of the original Claim Through
	Date (THRU_DT) was future to the year of
	the Weekly Processing Date (WKLY_DT), the
	CCW Claim Through Date (THRU_DT) has been
	changed to 12/31/YYYY with YYYY representing
	the year of the Weekly Processing Date
	(WKLY_DT).

        8 DIGITS UNSIGNED
  
        SHORT NAME: THRU_DT
        LONG NAME: CLM_THRU_DT

        EDIT-RULES:
        YYYYMMDD

        SOURCE:
        CWF