Technical specifications Minimum Essential Coverage Information Reporting (MEC IR)

These documents provide the technical information you need to participate in Minimum Essential Coverage Information Reporting (MEC IR).

What's New This Year

  • There are no new schema versions for either the File Exchange Schema or the Information Returns Schema. Please refer to the latest schema files available under the Technical Information section below.
  • Transmitters who have already tested with FTB do not need to retest to obtain a new Production CA-TCC. Production CA-TCCs will automatically be extended.

Getting started

Technical information

Testing information

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