Field Description - Patient State

The Patient State is the U.S. Postal Service state abbreviation associated with the mailing address for the patient or address record.  If you enter a City Code as the Patient City Name, the state fills in for you, and you can edit it.

Tip:  For a listing of state abbreviations, refer to the United States Postal Service website, http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/abbreviations.html.

Where-Maintained:

• Patient Entry - Name & Address Area in the Demographics Window

• Patient Entry - Insurance Policy Holder Area

• Patient Entry - Patient Address Maintenance

• Patient Wizard - Demographics Area

Format:  2 characters, all caps.  Required.