Street Address 1

Field Length: 40

Record the currently known number and street address of the patient's usual residence.  Leave a blank between numbers and words if space permits. Punctuation should be limited to slashes for fractional addresses (i.e., 103 1/2 MAIN ST) and hyphens (289-01 MONTGOMERY AVE).  Use of the pound sign (#) to designate address units should be avoided whenever possible.  The preferred notation is as follows:  102 MAIN ST APT 408.  Do not use periods after abbreviations. When entering addresses, the USPS Postal Addressing Standards, Publication 28, November 2022, can be found on the Internet at http://pe.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub28/pub28.pdf

This item is different from patient address at diagnosis in that it provides a current address for follow-up purposes. Address-Line 1 will be used for mailing labels, so it should contain the patient’s mailing address. This item should be updated as newer information becomes available.

Normally a residence is the home named by the patient. Do not use a temporary address.  Legal status and citizenship are not factors in residency decisions. Rules of residency are identical to or comparable with rules used by the Census Bureau whenever possible.

Rules for persons without apparent residences:

Persons with More than One Residence (summer and winter homes): Use residence where patient spends the majority of time. Use the address the patient specifies if a usual residence is not apparent.

Persons with No Usual Residence (transients, homeless, migrant workers): Use the address of the place they were staying when the cancer was diagnosed. This could be a shelter or the diagnosing institution.

Persons Away at School: College students are residents of the school area. Boarding school children below college level are residents of their parents' home. Code residency where student is living.

Persons in Institutions: The Census Bureau states "Persons under formally authorized, supervised care or custody" are residents of the institution. Code the physical address of the institution. This includes:

-Incarcerated persons

-Persons in homes, schools, hospitals, or wards for the physically disabled, mentally retarded, or mentally ill

-Long-term residents of other hospitals, such as Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals

Persons in the Armed Forces and on Maritime Ships: Members of the armed forces are residents of the installation area. Use the stated address for military personnel and their family. Military personnel may use the installation address or the surrounding community's address.