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CMS' RDS Center will perform system maintenance on the RDS Secure Website on Friday, September 12, 2025, beginning at 9:00PM ET and concluding Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 10:00AM ET. The SWS will be available during this time with the following limitations until after system maintenance concludes: Retiree Files uploaded during this time will not appear on the SWS; Weekly Notification Files and Retiree Response Files will not be available for download; and Covered Retiree Lists requested during this time will not be available to view or download. Thank you for your patience.

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RDS Program Components

Additional Program Tasks

Quick Access Reports (QAR)

Supplemental Information

Connect:Direct Retiree List Copybook

User Roles:

AM

AR

D

V

Program Components:

On Connect:Direct and/or Mainframe systems, a Copybook contains variable declarations (record layouts).

RDS RETIREE LIST HEADER FROM/TO PLAN SPONSOR
01 (*) - RETIREE-LIST-HDR (blank cell)
05 (*) - RECORD-TYPE PIC X(01)
88 (*) - HEADER VALUE 'H'
05 (*) - APPLICATION-ID PIC X(10) 
05 (*) - TRANSMIT-DATE PIC X(08)
05 (*) - TRANSMIT-TIME PIC X(06)
05 (*) - RECORD-COUNT PIC 9(07)
05 FILLER PIC X(27)
RDS RETIREE LIST TRAILER FROM/TO PLAN SPONSOR
01 (*) - RETIREE-LIST-TRL (blank cell)
05 (*) - RECORD-TYPE PIC X(01)
88 (*) - TRAILER VALUE 'T'
05 (*) - APPLICATION-ID PIC X(10)
05 (*) - TRANSMIT-DATE PIC X(08)
05 (*) - TRANSMIT-TIME PIC X(06)
05 (*) - RECORD-COUNT PIC 9(07)
05 FILLER PIC X(27)
RDS RETIREE LIST DETAIL FROM/TO PLAN SPONSOR
01 (*) - RETIREE-ENTRY (blank cell)
02 (*) - RETIREE-RECORD (blank cell)
05 (*) - RECORD-TYPE PIC X(01)
88 (*) - DETAIL VALUE 'D'
05 (*) - BENE-SSN PIC X(09)
05 (*) - BENE-MEDICARE-BENEFICIARY-IDENTIFIER PIC X(12)
05 (*) - BENE-FIRST-NAME PIC X(30)
05 (*) - BENE-INITIAL PIC X(01)
05 (*) - BENE-LAST-NAME PIC X(40)
05 (*) - BENE-BIRTH-DATE PIC X(08)
05 (*) - BENE-SEX-CODE PIC X(01)
88 (*) - SEX-UNKNOWN VALUE '0'
88 (*) - MALE VALUE '1'
88 (*) - FEMALE VALUE '2'
05 (*) - COVG-EFF-DATE PIC X(08)
05 (*) - COVG-TERM-DATE PIC X(08)
05 (*) - RX-GROUP-NUMBER PIC X(20)
05 (*) - BENE-RELATIONSHIP PIC X(02)
88 (*) - SELF VALUE '01'
88 (*) - SPOUSE VALUE '02'
88 (*) - OTHER VALUE '03'
05 (*) - RECORD-ACTION PIC X(03)
88 (*) - ADD VALUE 'ADD'
88 (*) - UPDATE VALUE 'UPD'
88 (*) - DELETE VALUE 'DEL'

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