Medical Care Data Base (MCDB) Submission Manual

As required under COMAR 10.25.06, MHCC publishes the MCDB Data Submission Manual (DSM) to provide technical specifications for reporting requirements.

Year / Category	Document Link
2025	2025 MCDB Data Submission Manual - PDF 2025 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide - PDF 2025 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide - Excel 2025 APM Data Collection Template - Excel 2025 Primary Care Data Collection Template - Excel 2025 MCDB Payors 2025 MCDB Data Submission Manual Redline
2024	2024 MCDB APM Data Template (XLSX) 2024 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (PDF)  2024 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (XLSX) 2024 MCDB Data Submission Manual Redline Version (PDF) 2024 MCDB Payors 2024 MCDB Data Submission Manual (PDF)
2023	2023 MCDB APM Data Template (XLSX) 2023 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (PDF)  2023 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (XLSX) 2023 MCDB Data Submission Manual (PDF) 2023 MCDB Payors 2023 MCDB Data Submission Manual Redline version (PDF)  Age Gender Factor Example MHCC APM FAQ
2022	2022 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (PDF) 2022 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Gudie (XLSX) 2022 MCDB Data Submission Manual 2022 MCDB Payors 2022 MCDB Data Submission Manual redline version (PDF)
2021	2021 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (PDF) 2021 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (XLSX) 2021 MCDB Data Submission Manual (Redline version) 2021 MCDB Data Submission Manual (Word) 2021 MCDB Payors (PDF)
2020	2020 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (PDF) 2020 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (XLSX) 2020 MCDB Data Submission Manual (Redline version)  2020 MCDB Data Submission Manual (Word) 2020 MCDB Payors (XLSX)
2019	2019 MCDB Data Submission Manual (Redline version) 2019 MCDB Data Submission Manual 2019 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (PDF)  2019 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (XLSX) 2019 MCDB Payors (XLSX)
2018	2018 MCDB Data Submission Manual (Redline version) 2018 MCDB Data Submission Manual 2018 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (PDF) 2018 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (XLSX) 2011 - 2018 MCDB Payors (XLSX)
2017	2017 MCDB Data Submission Manual (Redline version) 2017 MCDB Data Submission Manual 2017 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (PDF) 2017 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (XLSX)
2016	2016 MCDB Data Submission Manual (Updated February 2016) 2016 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (PDF) (Updated February 2016) 2016 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide (XLSX) (Updated February 2016) 2016 CRISP Demographic File Submission Guide (PDF) (Released April 2016) 2016 Submission Requirements Presentation
2015	2015 MCDB Data Submission Manual (Released January 2015) 2015 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide(PDF) (Released January 2015)      2015 MCDB DSM File Record Layout Guide(XLSX) (Released January 2015) 2015 CRISP Demographic File Submission Guide (PDF) (Released October 2015)
2014	2014 MCDB Data Submission Manual (Released January 2014; Corrected February 19, 2014) 2014 MCDB File Documentation, January 2014
2013	2013 MCDB Data Submission Manual (Released January 2014; Corrected February 19, 2014) 2013 MCDB File Documentation, January 2014
Reference Documents	NUCC/AMA Health Care Provider Taxonomy, Version 13.0, January 2013 MCDB Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) MCDB Submission Manual Archives

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