MRF correctly encodes its template version and update date
§180.50(b)(2)(i)(B)
What it checks
The price file says which version of CMS's template it follows and the date it was last updated.
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 Hospital and MRF information page.
How Care Carta decides
Validator completed with no mapped version or update-date error or alert requiring failure.
Scope: version and last_updated_on are required; date format is validated
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.version_and_date@1Replaced
hpt.mrf.metadata.version_and_dateToday's results all use this ruleset. A check never changes without a new ruleset. Full catalog (JSON)