Section 911.4. Adoption of data elements to be reported to the Council  


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  • (a) The Council adopted the data elements in Table A and identified fields on the Pennsylvania Uniform Claims and Billing Form format (see Table A).

    (b) As required by section 6 of the act (35 P. S. § 449.6), the Council will promulgate rules and regulations establishing technical specifications and schedules, and the identification of data sources required to submit specific data elements to the Council.

    (c) The Council will promulgate in the rules and regulations the following data elements:

    (1) Field 21c, Unusual Occurrences—Nosocomial infections.

    (2) Field 21d, Unusual Occurrences—Readmissions.

    (3) Field 35, Patient Race.