OASIS edit -5630: Invalid Skip Pattern

Edit -5630 is a fatal skip pattern 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 Skip Pattern". 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 4 items: J1800, J1900A, J1900B, J1900C. CMS's action: "Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit."

What CMS's data specification says about -5630

CMS's OASIS-E2 Data Submission Specifications V3.02.0 (HTML edit page oe_5630.html, generated 11/05/2025) list edit -5630 with edit type Skip pattern and severity Fatal. The edit text, as CMS publishes it:

(a) If J1800=[0], then all active items from J1900A through J1900C must equal [^]. (b) If J1800=[1], then all active items from J1900A through J1900C must not equal [^] and at least one of these items must equal [-,1,2]. (c) If J1800=[-], then all active items from J1900A through J1900C must equal [-].

CMS's overview document defines this edit type: "Skip patterns always involve two or more items. The first item in the group is designated the trigger (or gateway) item. The value of the trigger item determines whether the remaining items are answered by the assessor or are skipped."

What the iQIES error message for -5630 says

CMS's OASIS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 (Excel, posted 2026-02-05 on the QTSO reference manuals page) has 3 current entries for this edit. Each is copied in full, with whitespace normalised:

-5630a

Error ID: -5630a
Severity: Fatal
Type: Skip
Error message: Invalid Skip Pattern: If J1800 equals 0, then all active items from J1900A through J1900C must equal blank (^).
Potential cause: The number of falls submitted in items J1900A (No injury), J1900B (Injury non major), and/or J1900C (Major injury) is not consistent with the value submitted in item J1800 (Any Falls Since Admission or Prior Assessment?).
Tips: IF J1800 is 0,THEN all active items J1900A through J1900C must be skipped (^).
Action: Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
Effective start date: 2019-01-01
Effective end date: 2099-12-31 (CMS uses this date for an open-ended entry)

-5630b

Error ID: -5630b
Severity: Fatal
Type: Skip
Error message: Invalid Skip Pattern: If J1800 equals 1, then all active items from J1900A through J1900C must not equal blank (^) and at least one of these items must equal dash (-), 1, or 2.
Potential cause: The number of falls submitted in items J1900A (No injury), J1900B (Injury non major), and/or J1900C (Major injury) is not consistent with the value submitted in item J1800 (Any Falls Since Admission or Prior Assessment?).
Tips: IF J1800 is 1,THEN all active items J1900A through J1900C must not be skipped (^) and at least one of these items must be a dash (-), 1, or 2.
Action: Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
Effective start date: 2019-01-01
Effective end date: 2099-12-31 (CMS uses this date for an open-ended entry)

-5630c

Error ID: -5630c
Severity: Fatal
Type: Skip
Error message: Invalid Skip Pattern: If J1800 equals dash (-), then all active items from J1900A through J1900C must equal dash (-).
Potential cause: The number of falls submitted in items J1900A (No injury), J1900B (Injury non major), and/or J1900C (Major injury) is not consistent with the value submitted in item J1800 (Any Falls Since Admission or Prior Assessment?).
Tips: IF J1800 is a dash (-),THEN all active items J1900A through J1900C must be a dash (-).
Action: Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
Effective start date: 2019-01-01
Effective end date: 2099-12-31 (CMS uses this date for an open-ended entry)

Items this edit checks

CMS's Item List for -5630 names 4 items.

Item ID	Description (CMS)	Item page
J1800	Falls since SOC/ROC: any falls	J1800
J1900A	Num falls since SOC/ROC: no injury	J1900A
J1900B	Num falls since SOC/ROC: injury (except major)	J1900B
J1900C	Num falls since SOC/ROC: major injury	J1900C

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 -5630 fatal or a warning?

Fatal. CMS lists edit -5630 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 -5630?

CMS's Item List for edit -5630 names 4 items: J1800, J1900A, J1900B, J1900C. The full list with descriptions is in the table above.

How do I fix OASIS edit -5630?

CMS's OASIS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 gives this action for -5630a: "Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit." Its tips: "IF J1800 is 0, THEN all active items J1900A through J1900C must be skipped (^)." The guide has 3 entries for this edit (-5630a, -5630b, -5630c); each is quoted above.

Which records does edit -5630 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_5630.html and 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.