OASIS edit -5730: Inconsistent A1010 Item

Edit -5730 is a fatal consistency 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 "Inconsistent A1010 Item". 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 17 items: A1010A, A1010B, A1010C, A1010D, A1010E, A1010F, and more. The iQIES error guide v2.4 has no entry for this edit effective after 2026-03-31; its last entry is quoted below.

What CMS's data specification says about -5730

CMS's OASIS-E2 Data Submission Specifications V3.02.0 (HTML edit page oe_5730.html, generated 11/05/2025) list edit -5730 with edit type Consistency and severity Fatal. The edit text, as CMS publishes it:

(a) At least one active item from A1010A through A1010Z must equal [1]. (b) If any item from A1010A through A1010N=[1], then A1010Y must equal [0] and A1010Z must equal [0]. (c) If A1010X=[1], then A1010Y must equal [0]. (d) If A1010Y=[1], then all active items from A1010A to A1010X must equal [0], and A1010Z must equal [0]. (e) If A1010Z=[1], then all active items from A1010A to A1010N must equal [0], and A1010Y must equal [0].

CMS's overview document defines this edit type: "Consistency edits define logical constraints among multiple items."

What the iQIES error message for -5730 says

CMS's OASIS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 (Excel, posted 2026-02-05) has no entry for -5730 with an effective end date after 2026-03-31, although the data specifications V3.02.0 still list the edit as current. The guide's last entries for -5730, copied in full with the dates CMS gives:

-5730a(ended 2026-03-31)

Error ID: -5730a
Severity: Fatal
Type: Consistency
Error message: Inconsistent A1010 Item: At least one active item A1010A through A1010Z must be checked (1).
Potential cause: At least one Race item must be checked (A1010A through A1010Z)
Tips: Confirm at least one item A1010A through A1010Z has been checked [1].
Action: Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
Effective start date: 2023-01-01
Effective end date: 2026-03-31

-5730b(ended 2026-03-31)

Error ID: -5730b
Severity: Fatal
Type: Consistency
Error message: Inconsistent A1010 Item: If any item A1010A through A1010N is checked [1], then A1010Y and A1010Z must not be checked [0].
Potential cause: If at least one Race item is selected (A1010A through A1010N) then A1010Y Patient declines to respond and A1010Z None of the above must not be checked.
Tips: Confirm if at least one item A1010A through A1010N has been checked [1], then confirm that A1010Y and A1010Z are not checked [0].
Action: Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
Effective start date: 2023-01-01
Effective end date: 2026-03-31

-5730c(ended 2026-03-31)

Error ID: -5730c
Severity: Fatal
Type: Consistency
Error message: Inconsistent A1010 Item: If A1010X is checked [1], then A1010Y must not be checked [0].
Potential cause: If the Race item: Patient unable to Respond item is checked (A1010X), then the Race: Patient declines to respond item must not be checked (A1010X)
Tips: Confirm that item A1010X is checked [1], then confirm that item A1010Y is not checked [0].
Action: Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
Effective start date: 2023-01-01
Effective end date: 2026-03-31

-5730d(ended 2026-03-31)

Error ID: -5730d
Severity: Fatal
Type: Consistency
Error message: Inconsistent A1010 Item: A1010Y is checked [1], then all active items from A1010A through A1010X and A1010Z must not be checked [0]
Potential cause: If the Race item: Patient declines to response item is checked (A1010Y), then all other Race items must not be checked.
Tips: Confirm that if A1010Y is checked [1], then confirm that all other race items are not checked [0].
Action: Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
Effective start date: 2023-01-01
Effective end date: 2026-03-31

-5730e(ended 2026-03-31)

Error ID: -5730e
Severity: Fatal
Type: Consistency
Error message: Inconsistent A1010 Item: If A1010Z is checked [1], then all active items A1010A through A1010N and A1010Y must not be checked [0].
Potential cause: If the Race item: None of the above item is checked, then all other Race items must not be checked
Tips: If A1010Z is checked [1], confirm all other race items A1010A through A1010Y are not checked [0].
Action: Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
Effective start date: 2023-01-01
Effective end date: 2026-03-31

Items this edit checks

CMS's Item List for -5730 names 17 items.

Item ID	Description (CMS)	Item page
A1010A	Race: White	A1010
A1010B	Race: Black or African American	A1010
A1010C	Race: American Indian or Alaska Native	A1010
A1010D	Race: Asian Indian	A1010
A1010E	Race: Chinese	A1010
A1010F	Race: Filipino	A1010
A1010G	Race: Japanese	A1010
A1010H	Race: Korean	A1010
A1010I	Race: Vietnamese	A1010
A1010J	Race: Other Asian	A1010
A1010K	Race: Native Hawaiian	A1010
A1010L	Race: Guamanian or Chamorro	A1010
A1010M	Race: Samoan	A1010
A1010N	Race: Other Pacific Islander	A1010
A1010X	Race: Patient unable to respond	A1010
A1010Y	Race: Patient declines to respond	A1010
A1010Z	Race: None of the above	A1010

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 -5730 fatal or a warning?

Fatal. CMS lists edit -5730 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 -5730?

CMS's Item List for edit -5730 names 17 items: A1010A, A1010B, A1010C, A1010D, A1010E, A1010F, A1010G, A1010H, A1010I, A1010J, A1010K, A1010L, and 5 more. The full list with descriptions is in the table above.

How do I fix OASIS edit -5730?

CMS's OASIS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 has no entry for -5730 effective after 2026-03-31. Its last entry, -5730e, gave this action: "Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit." The data specifications V3.02.0 still list the edit as current, so the edit text above is the rule to meet.

Which records does edit -5730 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_5730.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

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