Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation
Sender FROI Testing Requirements
August 1, 2002

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Purpose

 

The purposes of testing are: (1) to ensure that the Sender’s transmissions meet technical and business requirements; and (2) to develop a working relationship between the business contacts for the Sender and the Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation (Receiver). 

 

The following are checked during testing:

 

  • The transmission mode for both transaction and acknowledgement files is functional and acceptable for both Receiver and Sender;
  • The Sender ID is valid and recognized by the Receiver;
  • The Receiver ID is valid and recognized by the Sender;
  • The file format matches the file format specified on the Transmission Profile of the Sender;
  • The batch format of files sent by the Sender is correct with each batch containing an appropriate header record, one or more records, and a trailer record;
  • The number of records sent matches the number indicated in the trailer; and
  • The quality of the data.

 

Test Requirements

 

  • No errors in the header or trailer records occur.
  • Sender can receive electronic acknowledgements.
  • Sender transmits three batches with at least five production quality First Reports of Injury using Maintenance Type Code (MTC) 00, Initial Report.
  • Sender re-transmits any rejected transaction, application acknowledgment code TR, in the above three batches until all transactions are accepted with an application acknowledgment code TA.  Use MTC 00 for re-transmissions.
  • Sender transmits any transaction accepted with errors, application acknowledgment code TE, in the above three batches until all transactions are accepted with a TA.  Use MTC 02, Change or CO, Correction for transmission.
  • If the above three batches do not generate a TE, Sender is required to transmit at least two MTC 02 transactions to change a data element.
  • If during production Sender will transmit MTC 01, Cancel, Sender transmits an additional batch with at least two MTC 01.
  • Sender’s data quality meets Receiver’s requirements.  (Note:  Receiver matches employer FEIN and social security number in the transmission to existing databases.  In addition, Receiver verifies that the date of birth transmitted corresponds to the date of birth associated with the social security number on the existing database.  If transmitted data do not match Receiver’s existing databases, transactions will be rejected.)
  • Sender uses real, existing claims for test data instead of simulated claims to assure data integrity.

 

Move to Production

 

The length of testing depends on the Sender’s transaction rejected rate and data quality.  Receiver may waive testing requirements if conditions warrant.  Once the Sender has met the testing requirements, the Receiver will notify the Sender in writing that production data can be transmitted.  The Sender then must change the Test/Production Indicator (DN104) in the Header Record to a “P”.