Voting for IRR CLM808 completed on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. The proposed resolution to modify the definition of the Dependent/Payee Relationship Code, move the Death Dependent/Payee Relationship variable segment and add new Dependent data elements was approved along with the implementation timeline.

A total of 36 votes were received consisting of 29 Yes votes, 3 No votes and 4 abstentions. Per the requirements of the IRR pilot process, a two-thirds majority is needed for an IRR to be considered approved. The outcome of this vote exceeded the two-thirds requirement with 90.6% in favor of the proposed resolution.