OASIS edit -3080: Invalid Birth Date
Edit -3080 is a fatal format edit in CMS's OASIS-E2 data specifications V3.02.0, effective for records with completion dates on or after 2026-04-01. iQIES reports it as "Invalid Birth Date". A fatal edit rejects the record: "Records with fatal errors will be rejected. All fatal errors in a record must be corrected and resubmitted." It checks 1 item: M0066_PAT_BIRTH_DT. CMS's action: "• Contact the vendor of the encoding software to correct the formatting of dates." (first of its listed actions; all are quoted below)
What CMS's data specification says about -3080
CMS's OASIS-E2 Data Submission Specifications V3.02.0 (HTML edit page oe_3080.html, generated 11/05/2025) list edit -3080 with edit type Format and severity Fatal. The edit text, as CMS publishes it:
FORMATTING OF BIRTHDATE This item must contain either (a) a valid date in YYYYMMDD, YYYYMM, or YYYY format, or (b) one of the special values (if any) that are listed in the "Item Values" table of the Detailed Data Specifications Report. Note that if a date in YYYYMMDD format is submitted, it must be 8 characters in length and each of the 8 characters must contain the digits 0 (zero) through 9. YYYY, MM, and DD must be zero filled, where necessary. For example, January 1, 1909 must be submitted as "19090101". If a date is submitted in YYYYMM format, it must be 6 characters in length and each of the 6 characters must contain the digits 0 (zero) through 9. YYYY and MM must be zero filled, where necessary. For example, January, 1909 must be submitted as "190901". If a date is submitted in YYYY format, it must be 4 characters in length and each of the 4 characters must contain the digits 0 (zero) through 9. YYYY must be zero filled, where necessary. For example, 1909 must be submitted as "1909".
CMS's overview document defines this edit type: "Format edits specify special rules for formatting item values."
What the iQIES error message for -3080 says
CMS's OASIS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 (Excel, posted 2026-02-05 on the QTSO reference manuals page) has 1 current entry for this edit. Each is copied in full, with whitespace normalised:
-3080
- Error ID
- -3080
- Severity
- Fatal
- Type
- Format
- Error message
- Invalid Birth Date: M0066 must contain a valid date in YYYYMMDD, YYYYMM, or YYYY format.
- Potential cause
- The value submitted in M0066 (Birth Date) is invalid or formatted improperly.
- Tips
- • M0066 must be submitted in YYYYMMDD, YYYYMM, or YYYY format or as one of the allowable special values.• The invalid date is displayed on the Final Validation Report in the exact format that it was submitted.
- Action
- • Contact the vendor of the encoding software to correct the formatting of dates.• Make appropriate corrections to the record and resubmit.• Refer to the data specifications in effect for this record to identify the acceptable values for this item.
- Effective start date
- 2010-01-01
- Effective end date
- 2099-12-31 (CMS uses this date for an open-ended entry)
Items this edit checks
CMS's Item List for -3080 names 1 item.
| Item ID | Description (CMS) | Item page |
|---|---|---|
| M0066_PAT_BIRTH_DT | Date of birth | M0066 |
Related edits
Other current edits whose CMS Item List shares one or more items with -3080:
What happens to the record
CMS's overview, section 6.4, on fatal edits: "Violation of a fatal edit will result in rejection of the submission file." CMS's iQIES error message guide: "Records with fatal errors will be rejected. All fatal errors in a record must be corrected and resubmitted."
Which records this edit applies to
Data specifications version 3.02 has an effective start date of 2026-04-01 and no end date (CMS overview, Table 1). CMS selects the edit set by the record's completion date: "When a submitted record is validated by the iQIES system, its completion date is evaluated and is used to load the appropriate set of edits for the specifications in effect on that date."
Frequently asked questions
Is OASIS edit -3080 fatal or a warning?
Fatal. CMS lists edit -3080 with severity Fatal in the OASIS-E2 data specifications V3.02.0. The CMS overview states: "Violation of a fatal edit will result in rejection of the submission file." The iQIES error guide adds: "Records with fatal errors will be rejected. All fatal errors in a record must be corrected and resubmitted."
Which OASIS items can trigger edit -3080?
CMS's Item List for edit -3080 names 1 item: M0066_PAT_BIRTH_DT. The full list with descriptions is in the table above.
How do I fix OASIS edit -3080?
CMS's OASIS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 gives this action for -3080: "• Contact the vendor of the encoding software to correct the formatting of dates. • Make appropriate corrections to the record and resubmit. • Refer to the data specifications in effect for this record to identify the acceptable values for this item." Its tips: "• M0066 must be submitted in YYYYMMDD, YYYYMM, or YYYY format or as one of the allowable special values. • The invalid date is displayed on the Final Validation Report in the exact format that it was submitted."
Which records does edit -3080 apply to?
Under version 3.02 of the data specifications, records whose completion date, item M0090_INFO_COMPLETED_DT, is on or after 2026-04-01, the effective start date CMS gives that version. Records completed earlier are checked under the version in effect on their completion date (CMS overview, Table 1 and section 3.2); the effective start date on each guide entry above is the date CMS's error guide gives that entry. The CMS overview states: "When a submitted record is validated by the iQIES system, its completion date is evaluated and is used to load the appropriate set of edits for the specifications in effect on that date."
Sources
- CMS, OASIS-E2 Data Submission Specifications V3.02.0 FINAL (zip): HTML edit page
oe_3080.htmland the Unduplicated Edits By ID Report. https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/oasis-e2-data-specs-v3-02-0-final-zip.zip (download page: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/home-health/data-specifications) - CMS, OASIS Data Submission Specifications Overview, Version 3.02.0, October 29, 2025 (in the same zip).
- CMS QTSO, OASIS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 (Excel), posted 2026-02-05. https://qtso.cms.gov/system/files/qtso/OASIS%20Error%20Message%20Reference%20Guide%20FINAL%202.4.26.xlsx
CMS text on this page is copied from CMS's documents without rewording; whitespace is normalised, and one rendering artifact in CMS's HTML (a double quote standing in for an apostrophe) is corrected to the apostrophe in CMS's PDF report. This page is maintained by Logicly, which is not affiliated with CMS. Checked against the CMS files on 2026-10-16.