============================================================================= Run Date: OCT 18, 2021 Designation: EAS*1*204 Package : EAS - ENROLLMENT APPLICATION SYSTEM Priority: Mandatory Version : 1 SEQ #175 Status: Released Compliance Date: NOV 18, 2021 ============================================================================= Subject: ENROLLMENT SYSTEM (ES) 5.18 RELEASE Category: - Informational Description: ============ The purpose of this informational patch description is to announce the release of the Enrollment System (ES) 5.18. This release, developed in Java technology, contains Enrollment System Modernization (ESM) Phase 4 development and upgrade efforts. This release includes enhancements to support Enrollment System Community Care (ESCC) and ES Sustainment. ES 5.18 was successfully deployed on Saturday, October 16, 2021. The following functionality is updated in this ES 5.18 release: 1. New functionality is added to ES 5.18 to assist in establishing administrative processes to support Public Law No. 116-214, Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 or the Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 (December 5, 2020). The new functionality includes the addition of a new eligibility factor and changes to rules to assign existing Veterans Community Care Eligibility (VCE) Status codes and VHA Profiles (VHAPs). Note: ES will not be sending the new COMPACT ACT ELIGIBLE eligibility code or new COMPACT Act Eligible VHAP to a VistA site until all sites have installed patch DG*5.3*1061, which includes this functionality. The patch will be released first with a short compliance period before ES 5.18 is deployed. a. A new secondary eligibility of "COMPACT Act Eligible" (Code 24) is added along with rules to properly assign the eligibility code. b. The Long Descriptions of select VHAPs are updated to reference COMPACT Act Eligibility. c. A new VHAP, "Dishonorable VA" (DVA) is added for records that have a bar-to-benefits Ineligible Reason selected. d. A new capability, "Edit Fugitive Felon Program Reason" is added to ES and can be assigned to users who are allowed to add or remove a Fugitive Felon Program (FFP) from a person on the Edit Eligibility screen. 2. New functionality is added to ES 5.18 to assist in establishing administrative processes to support Section 5301 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Megabus Act). a. A new Secondary Eligibility, "SPECIAL TX AUTHORITY CARE", is added to ES. The Eligibility Code is assigned automatically when the Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Indicator = Yes. b. The Long Descriptions of select VHAPS are updated to reference Megabus - MST Eligibility: Restricted Examination Only (REO) and Humanitarian (HM). c. The new Eligibility Code for SPECIAL TX AUTHORITY CARE is shared with VistA via existing messaging processes. 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Documentation can be found on the VA Software Documentation Library at: https://www.domain.ext/vdl/. Documentation can also be obtained at https://download.vista.domain.ext/index.html/SOFTWARE. Documentation Title File Name ------------------------------------------------------------ ES 5.18 Release Notes ES_5_18_RN.PDF ES 5.18 User Guide ES_5_18_UG.PDF Patch Installation: ES will be installed at the Austin Information Technology Center (AITC). ****** This is an informational patch ONLY. ****** ****** There is NO install to be done by sites. ****** Pre/Post Installation Overview: ------------------------------- N/A Pre-Installation Instructions: ------------------------------ N/A Installation Instructions: -------------------------- ES will be installed at the AITC only. ****** This is an informational patch ONLY. ****** ****** There is NO install to be done by sites. ****** Post-Installation Instructions: ------------------------------- N/A Back-Out/Roll Back Plan: ------------------------ N/A Routine Information: ==================== No routines included. ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : Date Entered : JUN 22, 2021 Completed By: Date Completed: OCT 18, 2021 Released By : Date Released : OCT 18, 2021 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== No routines included