STANDARD RULES FOR REQUIRING A MEANS TEST ICR (4688)

Name

Value

NUMBER

4688

IA #

4688

DATE CREATED

2005/06/28

CUSTODIAL PACKAGE

REGISTRATION

USAGE

Controlled Subscription

TYPE

Routine

DBIC APPROVAL STATUS

APPROVED

ROUTINE

DGMTR

NAME

STANDARD RULES FOR REQUIRING A MEANS TEST

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Means Test Expiration by Appointment Date report
(EASMTRP3) currently lists some patients who do not require a means test.
This is because the rules for determining if a patient requires a means test
are periodically updated.  In order to correct the situation without having to
recode the report every time the rules change, the report now calls a central
routine to determine if a means test is required.  The central routine (DGMTR)
is the definitive routine that standardizes and compartmentalizes the rules
for requiring a means test with entry point (EN).

STATUS

Active

KEYWORDS

MEANS TEST

DURATION

Till Otherwise Agreed

DGMTR

COMPONENT/ENTRY POINT

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

VARIABLES

The entry point EN is the entry point that determines
whether a means test is required.  It accepts the input variables DFN, DGADDF,
DGMSGF, and returns the output variable DGREQF as described below.

VARIABLES	TYPE	VARIABLES DESCRIPTION
DFN	Input	The DFN is the internal entry number to the Patient File (#2).
DGADDF	Input	The "add flag" (DGADDF) is set to "1". This is counterintuitive. The value of "1" instructs the routine to NOT add a means test.
DGMSGF	Input	The "message flag" (DGMSGF) is set to "1". This is counterintuitive. The value of "1" instructs the routine to NOT list messages.
DGREQF	Output	The variable DGREQF is returned as a zero "0" if a means test is not required, and as a one "1" if a means test is required.

SUBSCRIBING PACKAGE

ENROLLMENT APPLICATION SYSTEM