OASIS edit -5740: deleted in V3.02.0
CMS deleted edit -5740. Its version note in the V3.02.0 specifications reads: "[V3.02.0]-This edit was deleted, since the A1250 items were deleted." The iQIES error guide v2.4 lists its effective end date as 2026-03-31.
What CMS's data specification says about -5740
CMS's OASIS-E2 Data Submission Specifications V3.02.0 (HTML edit page oe_5740.html, generated 11/05/2025) list edit -5740 with edit type Consistency and severity Fatal. The edit text, as CMS publishes it:
***THIS EDIT WAS DELETED IN V3.02.0***
CMS's version note for -5740:
[V3.02.0]-This edit was deleted, since the A1250 items were deleted.
What the iQIES error message for -5740 says
CMS's OASIS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 (Excel, posted 2026-02-05) carries 5 ended entries for -5740, kept here because records with earlier completion dates are validated under the earlier specifications (CMS overview, section 3.2):
-5740a(ended 2026-03-31)
- Error ID
- -5740a
- Severity
- Fatal
- Type
- Consistency
- Error message
- Inconsistent A1250 Item: At least one active items A1250A through A1250Y must be checked [1].
- Potential cause
- At least one active item A1250A (Medical Yes), A1250B (non-medical Yes), A1250C (No), A1250X (unable to respond), or A1250Y (declines to respond) must be checked.
- Tips
- Provide a valid response for A1250A through A1250Y and ensure that at least one of these items is checked [1].
- Action
- Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
- Effective start date
- 2023-01-01
- Effective end date
- 2026-03-31
-5740b(ended 2026-03-31)
- Error ID
- -5740b
- Severity
- Fatal
- Type
- Consistency
- Error message
- Inconsistent A1250 Item: If A1250A or A1250B is checked [1], then A1250C and A1250Y must not be checked [0].
- Potential cause
- The value submitted in the transportation items A1250C (No) and A1250Y (declines to respond) is not consistent with the value submitted in A1250A (Medical Yes) or A1250B (non-medical Yes)
- Tips
- IF A1250A or A1250B is checked [1],THEN A1250CAND A1250Y must be unchecked [0].
- Action
- Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
- Effective start date
- 2023-01-01
- Effective end date
- 2026-03-31
-5740c(ended 2026-03-31)
- Error ID
- -5740c
- Severity
- Fatal
- Type
- Consistency
- Error message
- Inconsistent A1250 Item: If A1250C is checked [1], then A1250A and A1250B must not be checked [0].
- Potential cause
- The value submitted in the transportation items A1250A (Medical Yes) or A1250B (non-medical Yes) is not consistent with the value submitted in A1250C (No).
- Tips
- IF A1250C is checked [1],THEN A1250AAND A1250B must be unchecked [0].
- Action
- Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
- Effective start date
- 2023-01-01
- Effective end date
- 2026-03-31
-5740d(ended 2026-03-31)
- Error ID
- -5740d
- Severity
- Fatal
- Type
- Consistency
- Error message
- Inconsistent A1250 Item: If A1250X is checked [1], then A1250Y must not be checked [0].
- Potential cause
- The value submitted in the transportation item A1250Y (Declines to Respond) is not consistent with the value submitted in A1250X (Unable to Respond).
- Tips
- IF A1250X is checked [1}, THEN A1250Y must not be unchecked [0].
- Action
- Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
- Effective start date
- 2023-01-01
- Effective end date
- 2026-03-31
-5740e(ended 2026-03-31)
- Error ID
- -5740e
- Severity
- Fatal
- Type
- Consistency
- Error message
- Inconsistent A1250 Item: If A1250Y is checked [1], then A1250A through A1250X must not be checked [0].
- Potential cause
- The value submitted in the transportation items A1250A (Medical Yes) through A1250X (Unable to Respond) is not consistent with the value submitted in A1250Y (Declines to Respond).
- Tips
- IF A1250Y is checked [1],THEN A125A through A1250X must be unchecked [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 checked
CMS's Item List for -5740 names 0 items.
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Frequently asked questions
Is OASIS edit -5740 still used?
Not for records under V3.02.0. CMS's version note reads: "[V3.02.0]-This edit was deleted, since the A1250 items were deleted." The iQIES error guide lists its last effective date as 2026-03-31.
Sources
- CMS, OASIS-E2 Data Submission Specifications V3.02.0 FINAL (zip): HTML edit page
oe_5740.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.