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WESSQL300.MEPSFall2023

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Home Health (HH) Section
(Rout

Full Detail Spec
BOX_00

Route Details:

(HH1000)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: If Then

01 Box = BOX_00, BOX_10, BOX_20, BOX_30, BOX_40, BOX_50, BOX_60, BOX_70
04 Single Select = HH40, HH50, HH60, HH70, HH90, HH120
08 Multiple Select = HH10, HH20
09 Multiple Select with Display Roster = HH130
11 Multiple Select with Add/Edit/Delete = HH80
19 Numeric Field = HH30, HH100, HH110
23 Text Field = HH140
Roster 2 = HH130
Roster 3 = HH80

BOX_10

Route Details:

(HH1001)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: If Then

Context header display instructions: SEE CONTEXT HEADER SPEC

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MEPSFall2023

Home Health (HH) Section
(Rout

Full Detail Spec
BOX_20

Route Details:

(HH1010)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: If Then

If provider is flagged as ‘AGENCY’, in the current round or prior round
(preload.HHType=1), continue with HH10.

If provider is flagged as ‘INFORMAL’ in the current round or prior round
(preload.HHType=
2), go to BOX_40.

If provider is flagged as ‘PAID INDEPENDENT’, in the current round or prior round
(preload.HHType=3), go to BOX_30.

Otherwise, go to HH70.

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Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
HH10
Item Type:
Type Class:
Answer Type:

(HH1015)
Question
Enumerated
THHPROFPR

Help Available (HcarWrkrProfHelp)
Context Header:

BLAISE NAME: CodeAllHcarWrkrProf
Field kind: Datafield

ArrayMin:

Min value:

Field Size:
Answers allowed: 10 ArrayMax:
Show Card (HH-1)

Max value:
Look Up File (

)

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
HH-1
Please look at card HH-1. During {VISIT MONTH}, what types of health care workers from {PROVIDER} provided home
care services for {you/{PERSON}}?
ENTER ALL THAT APPLY.
HELP: F1

Responses:

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA)
DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST
I.V. OR INFUSION THERAPIST
MEDICAL DOCTOR
NURSE/NURSE PRACTITIONER
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST
SOCIAL WORKER
SPEECH THERAPIST
NONE OF THESE
REFUSED
DON'T KNOW

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
95
RF
DK

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HH20
HH20
HH20
HH20
HH20
HH20
HH20
HH20
HH20
HH20
HH20
HH20
HH20

(HH1020)
(HH1020)
(HH1020)
(HH1020)
(HH1020)
(HH1020)
(HH1020)
(HH1020)
(HH1020)
(HH1020)
(HH1020)
(HH1020)
(HH1020)

MEPSFall2023
Full Detail Spec
Programmer
Instructions:

Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

For specifications purposes only (this check is automatic): CAPI does not allow ‘95’ (NONE
OF THESE), 'RF' (REFUSED) or 'DK' (DON'T KNOW) in combination with any other code.

Display the following message if these codes are selected in combination with
any other code “THIS CODE CANNOT BE SELECTED WITH OTHER
OPTIONS. VERIFY AND RE-ENTER.”
MHOP NOTE: Codes 1-10 represented providers who are skilled.

Display
Instructions:

Testing/Editing
Notes:

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main

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Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
HH20
Item Type:
Type Class:
Answer Type:

(HH1020)
Question
Enumerated

BLAISE NAME: CodeAllHcarWrkrOth

THHPRTYPE

Help Available (CodeAllHHOthHelp)
Context Header:

Field kind: Datafield

ArrayMin:

Min value:

Field Size:
Answers allowed: 6

ArrayMax:

Max value:

Show Card (HH-2)

Look Up File (

)

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
HH-2
Please look at card HH-2. {Which/Other than what we have discussed, which} of these types of health care workers from
{PROVIDER} provided home care services for {you/{PERSON}} during {VISIT MONTH}?
ENTER ALL THAT APPLY.
HELP: F1

Responses:

COMPANION
HOMEMAKER/HOUSE CLEANER
HOME HEALTH AIDE/HOME CARE AIDE
HOSPICE WORKER
NURSE'S AIDE
PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT
NONE OF THESE
REFUSED
DON'T KNOW

1
2
3
4
5
6
95
RF
DK

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HH30
HH30
HH30
HH30
HH30
HH30
HH30
HH30
HH30

(HH1025)
(HH1025)
(HH1025)
(HH1025)
(HH1025)
(HH1025)
(HH1025)
(HH1025)
(HH1025)

MEPSFall2023

Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
Programmer
Instructions:

For specifications purposes only (this check is automatic): CAPI does not allow ‘95’ (NONE
OF THESE), 'RF' (REFUSED) or 'DK' (DON'T KNOW) in combination with any other code.

Display the following message if these codes are selected in combination with
any other code “THIS CODE CANNOT BE SELECTED WITH OTHER
OPTIONS. VERIFY AND RE-ENTER.”
MHOP NOTE: Codes 1-6 represented providers who are unskilled. If HH10 and HH20 are
only some combination of codes ‘95’ (NONE OF THESE), ‘RF’ (REFUSED), and ‘DK’
(DON’T KNOW), the provider is also unskilled.

Display
Instructions:

Testing/Editing
Notes:

Display “Which” if HH10 is coded ‘95’ (NONE OF THESE), ‘RF’ (REFUSED) or ‘DK’ (DON'T
KNOW). Otherwise, display “Other than what we have discussed, which”.

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main

BLAISE NAME: HHMPNum

HH30
Item Type:

(HH1025)
Question

Type Class:

Integer
Field Size: 2
{Continuous Answer.} Answers allowed: 1

Answer Type:
Help Available (
Context Header:

)

Field kind: Datafield

Show Card (

ArrayMin:

Min value: 1

ArrayMax:

Max value: 99

)

Look Up File (

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
How many people from {PROVIDER} provided home care services for {you/{PERSON}}?

1

Responses:
REFUSED
DON'T KNOW

RF
DK

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MEPSFall2023

Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
Programmer
Instructions:

If Round 1, go to BOX_40.
Otherwise, go to HH70.

Display
Instructions:

Testing/Editing
Notes:

BOX_30

Route Details:

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main

(HH1026)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: If Then

If provider is HHType=3 and HH10 is coded 1-10, or RF or HH20 is coded 1-6, or RF in
this round for this provider, or preload.HHProvType<> empty for this provider, go to
BOX_40.

Otherwise, continue with HH40.

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Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
HH40
Item Type:
Type Class:
Answer Type:

(HH1027)
Question
Enumerated
THHPROFPR

Help Available (HcarWrkrProfHelp)
Context Header:

BLAISE NAME: HHProfTp
Field kind: Datafield

ArrayMin:

Min value:

Field Size:
Answers allowed: 1

ArrayMax:

Max value:

Show Card (HH-1)

Look Up File (

)

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
HH-1
Please look at card HH-1. What type of health care worker is {PROVIDER} who provided home care services for
{you/{PERSON}} during {VISIT MONTH} ?

HELP: F1

Responses:

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA)
DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST
I.V. OR INFUSION THERAPIST
MEDICAL DOCTOR
NURSE/NURSE PRACTITIONER
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST
SOCIAL WORKER
SPEECH THERAPIST
NONE OF THESE
REFUSED
DON'T KNOW

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
95
RF
DK

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MEPSFall2023

Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
Programmer
Instructions:

If coded 95, ‘NONE OF THESE’ or ‘DK’ (DON’T KNOW), go to HH50.
If round 1, and coded 1-10, RF go to BOX_40.
Otherwise, go to HH70

Display
Instructions:

Testing/Editing
Notes:

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main

HH50
Item Type:

(HH1030)
Question

Type Class:

Enumerated

Answer Type:

THHPRTYPE

Help Available (HHProfTpOthHelp)
Context Header:

BLAISE NAME: HHProfTpOth
Field kind: Datafield

ArrayMin:

Min value:

ArrayMax:

Max value:

Field Size:
Answers allowed: 1

Show Card (HH-2)

Look Up File (

)

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
HH-2
Please look at card HH-2. Which of these types of health care workers, if any, is {PROVIDER} who provided
home care services for {you/{PERSON}} during {VISIT MONTH}?

HELP:F1

Responses:

COMPANION
HOMEMAKER/HOUSE CLEANER
HOME HEALTH AIDE/HOME CARE AIDE
HOSPICE WORKER
NURSE'S AIDE
PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT
NONE OF THESE
REFUSED
DON'T KNOW

1
2
3
4
5
6
95
RF
DK

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MEPSFall2023

Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
Programmer
Instructions:

If round 1, go to BOX_40.
Otherwise, go to HH70.

Display
Instructions:

Testing/Editing
Notes:

BOX_40

Route Details:

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main

(HH1032)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: If Then

If Round 1 and HH60 was already asked for this same RU member-provider pair
OR
if RoundType<>First, go to HH70.

Otherwise, continue with HH60.

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Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
HH60
Item Type:
Type Class:
Answer Type:
Help Available (
Context Header:

(HH1033)
Question
Enumerated
TYESNO
)

BLAISE NAME: HHCareBefYr
Field kind: Datafield

ArrayMin:

Min value:

Field Size:
Answers allowed: 1

ArrayMax:

Max value:

Show Card (

)

Look Up File (

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
Did {someone from} {PROVIDER} ever provide home care services for {you/{PERSON}} before January 1, {YEAR}?

Responses:

Display
Instructions:

YES
NO
REFUSED
DON'T KNOW

1
2
RF
DK

HH70
HH70
HH70
HH70

(HH1040)
(HH1040)
(HH1040)
(HH1040)

Display ‘someone from’ if provider is flagged as 'AGENCY'. Otherwise, use a null display.
For specifications purposes only; CAPI handles automatically: ‘YEAR’ in question text is
first calendar year of panel.

Testing/Editing
Notes:

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main

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Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
HH70
Item Type:
Type Class:
Answer Type:

(HH1040)
Question
Enumerated
TYESNO

Help Available (SpecCondHelp)
Context Header:

BLAISE NAME: HHSpecCond
Field kind: Datafield

ArrayMin:

Min value:

Field Size:
Answers allowed: 1

ArrayMax:

Max value:

Show Card (

)

Look Up File (

)

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
Thinking about all of the home care services {you/ {PERSON}} {have/has} received from {someone from} {PROVIDER}
during {VISIT MONTH}, were any of these home care services related to any specific health problem?
IF OLD AGE MENTIONED, SELECT 'YES' AND ENTER ‘OLD AGE’ AS CONDITION
HELP: F1

Responses:

YES
NO
REFUSED
DON'T KNOW

1
2
RF
DK

HH80
HH90
HH90
HH90

Display
Instructions:

Display ‘someone from’ if provider is flagged as ‘AGENCY’.

Testing/Editing
Notes:

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main

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(HH1045)
(HH1085)
(HH1085)
(HH1085)

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Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
HH80
Item Type:
Type Class:
Answer Type:

(HH1045)
Question
Enumerated
TCONDITION

BLAISE NAME: HHCondRoster
Field kind: Datafield

ArrayMin:

Min value:

Field Size:
Answers allowed: 1

ArrayMax:

Max value:

Help Available (CondHelp)
Context Header:

Show Card (

)

Look Up File (

)

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
What health condition led {you/{PERSON}} to receive home health care services from {someone from} {PROVIDER}
during {VISIT MONTH}?
PROBE: Any other health condition?
ENTER ALL THAT APPLY.
CTRL-A: ADD
CTRL-E: EDIT
CTRL-D: DELETE
HELP: F1

Responses:

{MEDICAL CONDITION} 1
{MEDICAL CONDITION} 2
{MEDICAL CONDITION} 3
{MEDICAL CONDITION} 4
{MEDICAL CONDITION}N

1
2
3
4
5

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HH90
HH90
HH90
HH90
HH90

(HH1085)
(HH1085)
(HH1085)
(HH1085)
(HH1085)

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Programmer
Instructions:

Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Roster Behavior:
1. Multiple select allowed.
2. Multiple add allowed.
3. Limited delete allowed. Interviewer may delete a condition added at this item until CAPI
creates the link between this condition and the event. The link is created when the collection
of utilization and/or charge/payment data is complete.
4. Limited edit allowed. Interviewer may edit a condition name newly added at this item until
CAPI creates the link between this condition and the event.
The link is created when the collection of utilization and/or charge/payment data is complete.
CONDITION LOOKUP SPECIFICATIONS
For complete Condition Lookup specifications, refer to the Global (GL) Specifications.

Display
Instructions:

Roster 3 – Add/Edit/Delete Allowed
Roster Definition:
Display the Person's-Medical-Conditions Roster for the selection and/or addition of one or more
medical condition (s) associated with this event. Display name of medical condition
(COND.CONDNAM).
Roster Filter:
Display all conditions on person's roster; no filter.
Display ‘someone from’ if provider is flagged as ‘AGENCY’.

Testing/Editing
Notes:

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main

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Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
HH90
Item Type:
Type Class:
Answer Type:
Help Available (
Context Header:

(HH1085)
Question
Enumerated
TFREQCY

BLAISE NAME: HHFreq
Field kind: Datafield

ArrayMin:

Min value:

Field Size:
Answers allowed: 1

ArrayMax:

Max value:

)

Show Card (

)

Look Up File (

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
During {VISIT MONTH}, did {someone from} {PROVIDER} usually come to the home to help {you/ {PERSON}} every
week, only some weeks, or did they come only once during {VISIT MONTH}?

Responses:

Display
Instructions:

Testing/Editing
Notes:

EVERY WEEK
SOME WEEKS
ONLY CAME ONCE
REFUSED
DON'T KNOW

1
2
3
RF
DK

HH100
HH110
BOX_50
BOX_50
BOX_50

Display ‘someone from’ if provider is flagged as ‘AGENCY’.

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main

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(HH1090)
(HH1095)
(HH1125)
(HH1125)
(HH1125)

)

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Home Health (HH) Section
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Full Detail Spec
HH100
Item Type:
Type Class:
Answer Type:
Help Available (
Context Header:

(HH1090)
Question
Integer

BLAISE NAME: HHDaysWeek
Field kind: Datafield
Field Size: 1

{Continuous Answer.} Answers allowed: 1
)

Show Card (

ArrayMin:

Min value: 1

ArrayMax:

Max value: 7

)

Look Up File (

)

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
During {VISIT MONTH}, about how many days per week did {someone from} {PROVIDER} come?
PROBE: We just need to know in general.
ENTER DAYS PER WEEK

Responses:
REFUSED
DON'T KNOW
Programmer
Instructions:

Display
Instructions:

Testing/Editing
Notes:

1

BOX_50

(HH1125)

RF
DK

BOX_50
BOX_50

(HH1125)
(HH1125)

Hard range: 1-7.
Display the following message if an out of range response is entered: “THE VALUE MUST BE
BETWEEN 1 AND 7. VERIFY WITH RESPONDENT AND RE-ENTER.”

Display ‘someone from’ if provider is flagged as ‘AGENCY’.

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main

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Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
HH110
Item Type:
Type Class:
Answer Type:
Help Available (
Context Header:

(HH1095)
Question
Integer

BLAISE NAME: HHDaysMth
Field kind: Datafield
Field Size: 2

{Continuous Answer.} Answers allowed: 1
)

Show Card (

ArrayMin:

Min value: 1

ArrayMax:

Max value: 31

)

Look Up File (

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
About how many days during {VISIT MONTH} did {someone from} {PROVIDER} come?
PROBE: We just need to know in general.
ENTER 1-{28/29/30/31} DAYS PER MONTH

Responses:
REFUSED
DON'T KNOW

1

BOX_50

(HH1125)

RF
DK

BOX_50
BOX_50

(HH1125)
(HH1125)

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Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
Programmer
Instructions:

Hard range: 1-31.
Range Check:
CAPI will display an error message and force the interviewer to rectify the data if the day
entered does not fall into the following ranges:
If (VISIT MONTH) is: January, March, May, July, August, October or December: 1-31 for
number of days.
If (VISIT MONTH) is: April, June, September or November: 1-30 for number of days.
If (VISIT MONTH) is: February: 1-29 for leap years.
Otherwise, 1-28 for number of days.

Display
Instructions:

Display ‘someone from’ if provider is flagged as ‘AGENCY’.
Display ‘28’ if HH visit month is February and event year is not a leap year.
Display ‘29’ if HH visit month is February and event year is a leap year.
Display ‘30’ if HH visit month is April, June, September or November.
Display ‘31’ if HH visit month is January, March, May, July, August, October
or December.

Testing/Editing
Notes:

BOX_50

Route Details:

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main

(HH1125)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: If Then

If 2 or more months, excluding interview month, for this provider for this person have not
completed the Home Health (HH) utilization section and if this event is not part of a flat fee
group, continue with HH120.
Otherwise, go to BOX_60.

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Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
HH120
Item Type:
Type Class:
Answer Type:
Help Available (
Context Header:

(HH1130)
Question
Enumerated
TYESNO
)

BLAISE NAME: HHFreqOthMth
Field kind: Datafield

ArrayMin:

Min value:

Field Size:
Answers allowed: 1

ArrayMax:

Max value:

Show Card (

)

Look Up File (

)

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
I have recorded that {you/{PERSON}} received services from {PROVIDER} during other months. In the other months, did
{PROVIDER} visit {only once/the same number of times/{FREQUENCY OF SERVICES…}}?

Responses:

Display
Instructions:

YES
NO
REFUSED
DON'T KNOW

1
2
RF
DK

HH130
BOX_60
BOX_60
BOX_60

(HH1135)
(HH1145)
(HH1145)
(HH1145)

Display ‘only once’ if HH90 was coded ‘3’ (ONLY CAME ONCE). Display ‘the same
number of times’ if HH90, HH100 or HH110 was coded 'RF' (REFUSED) or 'DK' (DON'T
KNOW). Otherwise, display ‘{FREQUENCY OF SERVICES}’.

For ‘FREQUENCY OF SERVICES’:
Display number entered at HH100 and the phrase ‘days per week’ if a response was recorded
at HH100.
Display number entered at HH110 and the phrase ‘days per month’ if a response was recorded
at HH110.

Testing/Editing
Notes:

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main

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Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

Full Detail Spec
HH130
Item Type:
Type Class:
Answer Type:
Help Available (
Context Header:

(HH1135)
Question
Enumerated
TMONTHYEAR

BLAISE NAME: HHMthRoster
Field kind: Datafield

ArrayMin:

Min value:

Field Size:
Answers allowed: 1

ArrayMax:

Max value:

)

Show Card (

)

Look Up File (

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
During which of the following months did {PROVIDER} visit {only once/the same number of times/{FREQUENCY OF
SERVICES}}?
PROBE: Any other months with the same number of visits?
ENTER ALL THAT APPLY.

Responses:

{SELECT ALL EVENTS}
{MONTH,YEAR}1
{MONTH,YEAR}2
{MONTH,YEAR}3
{MONTH,YEAR}4
{MONTH,YEAR}N

0
1
2
3
4
5

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HH140
HH140
HH140
HH140
HH140
HH140

(HH1140)
(HH1140)
(HH1140)
(HH1140)
(HH1140)
(HH1140)

)

MEPSFall2023
Full Detail Spec
Programmer
Instructions:

Home Health (HH) Section
(Ques

If coded '0' SELECT ALL EVENTS, CAPI should automatically select all of the events
displayed on the roster and flag as being part of the repeat visit group.
Flag each month selected at HH130 as a repeat visit related to the event being asked about.
(NOTE: The event being cycled on through this HH section administration is the “stem”
repeat visit. The events selected at HH130 are each a “leaf”. The event driver (ED) section
will not serve these repeat visits for the HH section.)
Assign next repeat visit number at the household level. (NOTE: Each repeat visit grouping,
whether OP, MV, or HH is assigned this number at a household level. The number will start
over every round.)
Roster Behavior:
1. Multiple select allowed.
2. Add, delete, and edit disallowed.

Display
Instructions:

Roster 2 – no add/edit/delete
Roster definition:
Display the person's Medical-Events-Roster for selection.
Roster filter:
Display only those events that meet the following criteria:
- Have event type 'HH'.
- Created this round, excluding the interview month. (If RndType=Final, do not
exclude Dec.)
- Are associated with the same provider as the event asked about during this round.
- Have not been processed through utilization.
Display ‘only once’ if HH90 was coded ‘3’ (ONLY CAME ONCE). Display ‘the same
number of times’ if HH90, HH100 or HH110 was coded 'RF' (REFUSED) or 'DK'
(DON’T KNOW). Otherwise, display ‘{FREQUENCY OF SERVICES}’.
For ‘FREQUENCY OF SERVICES’:
Display number entered at HH100 and the phrase ‘days per week’ if a response was
recorded at HH100.
Display number entered at HH110 and the phrase ‘days per month’ if a response
was recorded at HH110.
For "MONTH,YEAR" in the response option area, display visit dates as "MON, YYYY".
Abbreviate the month name as three letters.
Display the response option '0' SELECT ALL EVENTS when there is more than one event to display
on the roster, otherwise use a null display.

Testing/Editing
Notes:

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main
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HH140
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{Continuous Answer.} Answers allowed: 1

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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDER......} {EVN-MO}

Question Text:
INTERVIEWER: RECORD ‘NAME OF REPEAT VISIT GROUP’ FOR MONTHS SELECTED IN PREVIOUS
QUESTION.

1

Responses:

BOX_60

(HH1145)

Display
Instructions:

Testing/Editing
Notes:

BOX_60

Route Details:

Variable collected at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY.HH_Main
Variable stored at MEPS(Fall/Spring)YYYY_Event.HH_Main

(HH1145)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: If Then

Go to the Charge/Payment (CP) section if it needs to be asked for this home health event,
i.e. its status wasn’t set to ‘Completed’ because it was part of a Flat Fee situation where the
charges were collected in the CP section for another event in that Flat Fee group.
Otherwise, continue with BOX_70.

BOX_70

Route Details:

(HH1150)

Item Type: Route

Type Class: If Then

Go to the Event Driver (ED) section.

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