California Cancer Reporting System Standards, Volume III

Eureka Edits

ER086:  RX Date--Chemo

Edit Sets:

California Hospital Transmit

Eureka Admission Level

Eureka Tumor Level

Field:

RX Date--Chemo

Message:

ER 086:  RX Date--Chemo [value] must be a valid date.

Specification:

• Date fields are recorded in the D1 date format of year, month, day (CCYYMMDD). Month and day must have leading zeros for values 01...09.

• The following date formats are allowed:

• • CCYYMMDD Century+Year, Month and Day are provided.

  • CCYYMM__ Century+Year and Month. Day consists of two blank spaces.

  • CCYY____ Century+Year. Month and Day consist of four blank spaces.

• Dates are checked first to ensure they conform to one of these formats, then for errors in the components. Checking stops on the first non-valid situation.

• Range checking:

• • Lowest allowed value:  January 1, 1850 (or in D1 format: 18500101)

  • Highest allowed value: current system date

  • When month is known, it is checked to ensure it falls within range 01...12.

  • When month and day are known, day is checked to ensure it falls within range for that specific month. Accommodation is made for leap years.

Historical Changes

1/19/05:  Allowable Values changed to include 8888888 as a valid date

2010 Date Item Changes:  Changed CCR name (Date Chemo) to match NAACCR.  Modified to use the date format of CCYYMMDD and the new interoperability date functions and rules.