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MEANS TEST DATA

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43.03

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#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	means test data	0;1	DATE-TIME			Enter in this field the year of the means test income category thresholds, property threshold and child income exclusion. These figures are released annually. They are effective on January 1st and are applied to the previous year income.
2	mt copay exempt vet income	0;2	NUMERIC			Enter in this field the threshold for MT COPAY EXEMPT. This amount represents the income level for the previous calendar year. This amount plus any additional amounts for dependents represents the income level under which the veteran will be placed in MT COPAY EXEMPT.
3	mt copay exempt 1st dep income	0;3	NUMERIC			Enter in this field the first dependent income increment. This amount represents the additional amount of income for the first dependent for this category.
4	mt copay exempt income per dep	0;4	NUMERIC			Enter in this field the income increment for each dependent after the first. This amount represents the additional amount of income for each dependent after the first for this category.
5	cat b vet income	0;5	NUMERIC			Enter in this field the threshold for Category B. This amount represents the income level for the previous calendar year. This amount plus any additional amounts for dependents represents the income level under which the veteran will be placed in Catefory B.
6	cat b first dependent income	0;6	NUMERIC			Enter in this field the first dependent income increment. This amount represents the additional amount of income for the first dependent for this category.
7	cat b income per dependent	0;7	NUMERIC			Enter in this field the income increment for each dependent after the first. This amount represents the additional amount of income for each dependent after the first for this category.
8	threshold property	0;8	NUMERIC			Enter in this field the property threshold. This amount represents the property threshold for the previous celendar year. If the veteran's total income plus total net worth exceeds the property threshold, the case can be sent to adjudication. In adjudication the case is reviewed for Category C consideration. Note, this only applies to veteran's whose income places them in a 'mandatory' category of care.
9	*medicare deductible	0;9	NUMERIC			This data is now stored in Integrated Billing. This field to be deleted with the next release of MAS after 5.2. Dollar amount Medicare allows for a deductible for eligible beneficiaries. VA charges are based on this deductible for veterans falling into Category C.
10	*outpatient fee	0;10	NUMERIC			This data is now stored in Integrated Billing. This field to be deleted with the next release of MAS after 5.2. Charge for an outpatient visit to a VA facility.
11	*medicine (1 day)	0;11	NUMERIC			This data is now stored in Integrated Billing. This field to be deleted with the next release of MAS after 5.2. Charge for a one-day stay on a Medicine ward at a VA facility.
12	*surgery (1 day)	0;12	NUMERIC			This data is now stored in Integrated Billing. This field to be deleted with the next release of MAS after 5.2. Charge for a one-day stay on a Surgical ward at a VA facility.
13	*spinal cord injury (1 day)	0;13	NUMERIC			This data is now stored in Integrated Billing. This field to be deleted with the next release of MAS after 5.2. Charge for a one-day stay on a Spinal Cord Injury ward at a VA facility.
14	*psychiatry (1 day)	0;14	NUMERIC			This data is now stored in Integrated Billing. This field to be deleted with the next release of MAS after 5.2. Charge for a one-day stay on a Psychiatry ward at a VA facility.
15	*va nhcu(1 day)	0;15	NUMERIC			This data is now stored in Integrated Billing. This field to be deleted with the next release of MAS after 5.2. Charge for a one-day stay in a Nursing Home Care Unit at a VA facility.
16	*dom (1 day)	0;16	NUMERIC			This data is now stored in Integrated Billing. This field to be deleted with the next release of MAS after 5.2. Charge for a one-day stay in a Domiciliary ward at a VA facility.
17	child income exclusion	0;17	NUMERIC			Enter in this field the child income exclusion. This amount represents the income exclusion for each child for the previous calendar year.