Medical Aid Rates (File Layout)

Input file example

 

Input file layout

Detail record

 

Field Name 

Field Size 

DEC

ATTR 

O/M

Start

End

Description /Value 

1

Mask code

4

 

Char

M

1

4

BA01

2

Fund no.

7

 

Char

M

5

11

Fund Code

3

Income type code

4

 

Char

M

12

15

Income Type Code

4

Income type group

15

 

Char

M

16

30

Income Group Type

5

Membership group code

15

 

Char

M

31

45

Mem. Grp Code

6

Membership group type

15

 

Char

M

46

60

Mem. Grp Type

7

Inc. rule start dt

8

 

Num

M

61

68

CCYYMMDD

8

Income rule description

50

 

Char

M

69

118

Inc. Rule Description

9

Inc. rule end dt

8

 

Num

M

119

126

CCYYMMDD

10

Income rule max amount

15

2

Num

M

127

141

Inc. Rule Max Amt

11

Income rule min amount

15

2

Num

M

142

156

Inc. Rule Min Amt

12

Frequency

15

 

Char

M

157

171

Frequency

13

Formula type

15

 

Char

M

172

186

Formula Type

14

Salary basis

15

 

Char

M

187

201

Salary Basis

15

Type of scale

15

 

Char

M

202

216

Type of Scale

16

Contrib. amt

15

2

Num

M

217

231

Contribution Amount

17

Start salary

15

2

Num

M

232

246

Start Salary

18

End salary

15

2

Num

M

247

261

End Salary

19

Contrib type

15

 

Char

M

262

276

Contribution Type

20

Group alloc start date

8

 

Num

M

277

284

CCYYMMDD

21

Group alloc end date

8

 

Num

M

285

292

CCYYMMDD

22

Med aid code

6

 

Char

M

293

298

Med Aid Code

23

Med aid name

150

 

Char

M

299

448

Med Aid Name

 

O = Optional field

M = Mandatory

 

Note:

All optional text fields must be padded with trailing spaces.

All numeric fields must be padded with leading zeroes.

 

Processing medical aid subsidy

When the Medical Aid Premium Rate file is created and an Employer Subsidy is applicable, the subsidy percentage will be included in the file as a row for each salary / annuity band with an Income Type Code of MERS and Income Type Group of SUBSIDY.  It will not be added with the Contribution Type (MEMBER, ADULT DEPENDNT, ADD ADULT DEP or MINOR DEPENDNT) as the subsidy is a percentage of the total premium with a maximum that is applied to the percentage of the total premium. 

 

If the Income Type Group is SUBSIDY a value for Contrib Type will not be mandatory.

 

When the file is loaded, an Expense Rule will be created for each Income Type with an Income Group Type of MEDICAL AID per Membership Group.

 

A Scale will be created per Contrib Type and per Salary/Annuity band.

If there is a value for an Income Type with an Income Type Group of SUBSIDY, an Income Rule per Membership Group and per Salary / Annuity band will be created. 

 

If there is a value for MINIMUM AMOUNT or MAXIMUM AMOUNT the Minimum Amount or Maximum Amount fields will be updated respectively on the applicable Scale record.

 

For information on the processing of Medical Aid, refer to Processing medical aid when a new membership payment is created under

Processes

Annuities

Annuity Payments

Processing Medical Aid