Critical update to data submission guides: carriers and PSAOs

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Critical update to data submission guides: carriers and PSAOs

Attention!

On November 1, 2021 the Health Care Authority (HCA) notified you that the data submission guides for carriers and PSAOs were finalized and posted.

We are writing to inform you that we discovered an error, and have corrected the guides to reflect that effective immediately.

Please download the new version on our website as it replaces all prior versions.

Data submissions due December 1, 2021

What was updated?

The correction pertains to the four-digit year in the file naming schemas. Examples below.

Old format

File naming schema: carrier_cost_utilization_{ID}_{YYYYMMDD}.csv

Example: carrier_cost_utilization_C12345_20212001.csv

New format

File naming schema: carrier_cost_utilization_{YYYY}_{ID}_{YYYYMMDD}.csv

Example: carrier_cost_utilization_2020_C12345_20212001.csv

Questions?