MRF correctly encodes the attester's name
§180.50(a)(3)(iv)
What it checks
The price file names the person who made that statement.
Checked by CMS's validator. Care Carta runs the official validator CMS publishes for price files and reads this result from its output.
How hospitals did
Results as of Oct 5, 2026. The most common reasons are on the Attestation and responsible official page.
How Care Carta decides
Validator completed with no mapped attester-name error.
Scope: attester_name is required and must be a non-empty string
Depends on: The CMS validator finished
Version
Ruleset
hpt-v3, version 3
Last changed in
Ruleset 2
CMS data dictionary
3.0.0
Check ID
hpt.mrf.cms.attester_name@1Replaced
hpt.mrf.attestation.responsible_officialToday's results all use this ruleset. A check never changes without a new ruleset. Full catalog (JSON)
