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User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Update the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) to Allow Punctuation on the Beneficiary Name, Sex, Date of Birth Update (BN Transaction)

The purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to update the MCS Data Entry On-Line (DEOL) application, BN transaction, to accept the entry of a beneficiary first and last name with the valid values of spaces, alpha, hyphen, apostrophe or period.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: July 20, 2023

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