California Cancer Reporting System Standards, Volume III

IF1046: Place of Death--State, Vital Status

OWNER

NPCR

EDIT SETS

California Hospital Transmit

Eureka Admission Level

Eureka Patient Level

FIELDS

Place of Death--State [NAACCR #1942]

Vital Status [NAACCR #1760]

TABLE

N/A

MESSAGE

1. IF 1046: Place of Death—State [value] and Vital Status [value] conflict

specification

This edit verifies that Place of Death--State and Vital Status are coded consistently.

1. If Place of Death--State is blank, then Vital Status must = 1 (alive).

2. If Place of Death--State is not blank, then Vital Status must = 0 (dead).

historical changes