ME025

Data Element	Member Ethnicity 1
Description	Member’s primary ethnicity. See Appendix I – Ethnicity.
Type	Text
Format	varchar
Length	2
Threshold	90%
Required	Required
Tip / Notes	This data element was originally optional and not well populated. Because the field was previously required, submitters that did provide the data typically submitted the data without transformation to a standard. Submitters are required to submit these data as of 9/1/2022. Many submitters do not have these data yet but will submit when available. These data are to be submitted using the code set in the referenced appendix.
Rank	048