Configuring the ACA registry settings
Two registry parameters specify how the application defines the initial measurement period for newly hired employees.
Together, these parameters define the start and end dates of each newly hired employee’s initial measurement period:
ACA_IMP_DURATION
Description: The length, in days, of the organization’s initial measurement period for newly hired employees.
Valid Values: Integer
Default Value: 90
Location: system/modules/ACA
Effective: 6.1.3
ACA_IMP_START
Description: The Affordable Care Act states that an employee’s initial measurement period can start anywhere from their actual hire date up to the first day of the month following their hire date (for example, if an employee is hired on 6/25, then the latest start of the initial measurement period is 7/1). If the employee is hired on the first day of the month, the first day of the next month is the actual hire date.
Valid Values: HIRE_DATE, FIRST_OF_NEXT
Default Value: HIRE_DATE
Location: system/modules/ACA
Effective: 6.1.3
Example 1: Initial measurement period starts on the hire date
ACA_IMP_DURATION = 90
ACA_IMP_START = HIRE_DATE
Emp Hire Date = 09/12/2014
Initial Measurement Period Start = 09/12/2014
Initial Measurement Period End = 12/11/2014
Example 2: Initial measurement period starts on the first of next month
ACA_IMP_DURATION = 90
ACA_IMP_START = FIRST_OF_NEXT
Emp Hire Date = 09/12/2014
Initial Measurement Period Start = 10/01/2014
Initial Measurement Period End = 12/30/2104