OASIS edit -7050: No Match Found
Edit -7050 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 "No Match Found". 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 12 items: M0030_START_CARE_DT, M0032_ROC_DT, M0032_ROC_DT_NA, M0040_PAT_FNAME, M0040_PAT_LNAME, M0064_SSN, and more. CMS's action: "Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit."
What CMS's data specification says about -7050
CMS's OASIS-E2 Data Submission Specifications V3.02.0 (HTML edit page oe_7050.html, generated 11/05/2025) list edit -7050 with edit type Consistency and severity Fatal. The edit text, as CMS publishes it:
In order to modify or inactivate a record that has previously been accepted by the system, the system must be able to locate the previous record. Appropriate values from the record to be corrected must therefore be submitted for the following locator items: M0030_START_CARE_DT M0032_ROC_DT M0032_ROC_DT_NA M0040_PAT_FNAME M0040_PAT_LNAME M0064_SSN M0064_SSN_UK M0066_PAT_BIRTH_DT A0810 M0090_INFO_COMPLETED_DT M0100_ASSMT_REASON M0906_DC_TRAN_DTH_DT If a matching previously accepted record cannot be located, a fatal error will result and the submitted record will be rejected.
CMS's version note for -7050:
[V3.02.0]-New edit. Replaces edit -3190.
CMS's overview document defines this edit type: "Consistency edits define logical constraints among multiple items."
What the iQIES error message for -7050 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:
-7050
- Error ID
- -7050
- Severity
- Fatal
- Type
- Consistency
- Error message
- No Match Found: This modification/ inactivation record does not match a previously accepted record in the iQIES System. One or more of the items of this record did not match the corresponding items of an existing record in the database.
- Potential cause
- One or more of the values submitted in this modification or inactivation record do not match the values submitted in a previously accepted record in the iQIES System.
- Tips
- • To identify the record requiring modification or inactivation, the following items must match the corresponding items of a previously accepted record:• M0030 (Start of Care Date)• M0032 (Resumption of Care Date)• M0032 (Resumption of Care N/A)• M0040-First (First name)• M0040-Last (Last name)• M0064 (Social Security Number)• M0064 (Social Security Number UK)• M0066 (Birth Date)• A0810 (Sex)• M0090 (Date Assessment Completed)• M0100 (Reason For Assessment)• M0906 (Discharge/Transfer/Death Date)
- Action
- Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit.
- Effective start date
- 2026-04-01
- Effective end date
- 2099-12-31 (CMS uses this date for an open-ended entry)
Items this edit checks
CMS's Item List for -7050 names 12 items.
| Item ID | Description (CMS) | Item page |
|---|---|---|
| M0030_START_CARE_DT | Start of care date | M0030 |
| M0032_ROC_DT | Resumption of care date | M0032 |
| M0032_ROC_DT_NA | No resumption of care date | M0032 |
| M0040_PAT_FNAME | Patient's first name | M0040 |
| M0040_PAT_LNAME | Patient's last name | M0040 |
| M0064_SSN | Patient's Social Security number | M0064 |
| M0064_SSN_UK | No Social Security number | M0064 |
| A0810 | Sex | A0810 |
| M0066_PAT_BIRTH_DT | Date of birth | M0066 |
| M0090_INFO_COMPLETED_DT | Date assessment completed | M0090 |
| M0100_ASSMT_REASON | Reason for assessment | M0100 |
| M0906_DC_TRAN_DTH_DT | Discharge, transfer, death date | none yet |
Related edits
Other current edits whose CMS Item List shares one or more items with -7050 (the broad -3060 value edit, which covers 365 items, is left out):
| Edit ID | Severity | Type | iQIES label | Items shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3261 | Fatal | Consistency | Inconsistent Dates | 5 |
| -3271 | Fatal | Consistency | Inconsistent Dates | 5 |
| -3070 | Fatal | Format | Invalid Date | 4 |
| -3300 | Warning | Consistency | Inconsistent Dates | 3 |
| -3310 | Warning | Consistency | Inconsistent Dates | 3 |
| -3320 | Warning | Consistency | Inconsistent Dates | 3 |
| -5340 | Fatal | Consistency | Inconsistent Dates | 3 |
| -5350 | Fatal | Consistency | Inconsistent Dates | 3 |
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 -7050 fatal or a warning?
Fatal. CMS lists edit -7050 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 -7050?
CMS's Item List for edit -7050 names 12 items: M0030_START_CARE_DT, M0032_ROC_DT, M0032_ROC_DT_NA, M0040_PAT_FNAME, M0040_PAT_LNAME, M0064_SSN, M0064_SSN_UK, A0810, M0066_PAT_BIRTH_DT, M0090_INFO_COMPLETED_DT, M0100_ASSMT_REASON, M0906_DC_TRAN_DTH_DT. The full list with descriptions is in the table above.
How do I fix OASIS edit -7050?
CMS's OASIS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 gives this action for -7050: "Make appropriate corrections to the records and resubmit." Its tips are quoted in full above.
Which records does edit -7050 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."
What changed for edit -7050 in V3.02.0?
CMS's version note reads: "[V3.02.0]-New edit. Replaces edit -3190."
Sources
- CMS, OASIS-E2 Data Submission Specifications V3.02.0 FINAL (zip): HTML edit page
oe_7050.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.